April 2024 - Kansas City Chiefs Wiretap

Travis Kelce, Chiefs Sign Two-Year Extension

Apr 29, 2024 2:30 PM

Travis Kelce has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The deal will make Kelce the NFL's highest-paid tight end.

During his age 34 season last year, Kelce caught 121 balls for 984 yards and five touchdowns.

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Chiefs To Look At Stadium Options Beyond Arrowhead

Apr 29, 2024 9:04 AM

Clark Hunt says the Kansas City Chiefs will look at options beyond renovating Arrowhead Stadium as the team searches for a home beyond the expiration of its lease following the 2030 season.

"We will approach it from a broader perspective going forward because time is short for us at this point and so we need to see what other options are out there for us," Hunt said. "When we started on this process three years ago, it felt like we had a very long time, a long runway with about 9 1/2 [years] left on our lease. We're now down to 6½ and so I do feel very much of a sense of urgency.

"Arrowhead is a special place for our family and our fan base. That was one of the reasons that we focused on it with the last effort, but going forward it may make more sense for us to be in a new stadium."

Voters in Jackson County, Missouri, rejected a sales tax measure earlier this month that would have helped fund major renovations to Arrowhead as well as build a new ballpark for MLB's Royals in downtown Kansas City.

Options for a stadium for the Chiefs elsewhere in the Kansas City area include building on the Kansas side of the state line.

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2024 NFL Draft: Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye Go 1-3

Apr 25, 2024 9:48 PM

The Chicago Bears led off the 2024 NFL Draft by selecting Caleb Williams out of USC as expected with the Washington Commanders taking Jayden Daniels at No. 2 and the New England Patriots also taking a quarterback at No. 3 in Drake Maye.

There were a NFL draft record 23 offensive players selected in the first round:

• Six Quarterbacks

• Seven Wide Receivers

• Nine Offensive Linemen

• One Tight End

2024 NFL Draft Results (First Round)

1. Chicago Bears: Caleb Williams, QB, USC

2. Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

3. New England Patriots: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

4. Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

5. Los Angeles Chargers: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

6. New York Giants: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

7. Tennessee Titans: JC Latham, OT, Alabama

8. Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

9. Chicago Bears: Rome Odense, WR, Washington

10. Minnesota Vikings: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

11. New York Jets: Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State

12. Denver Broncos: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

13. Las Vegas Raiders: Brock Browers, TE, Georgia

14. New Orleans Saints: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State

15. Indianapolis Colts: Laiatu Latu, Edge, UCLA

16. Seattle Seahawks: Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas

17. Minnesota Vikings: Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama

18. Cincinnati Bengals: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia

19. Los Angeles Rams: Jared Verse, Edge, Florida State

20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Troy Fautanu, OG, Washington

21. Miami Dolphins: Chop Robinson, Edge, Penn State

22. Philadelphia Eagles: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

23. Jacksonville Jaguars: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

24. Detroit Lions: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

25. Green Bay Packers: Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona

26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Graham Barton, C, Duke

27. Arizona Cardinals: Darius Robinson, Edge, Missouri

28. Kansas City Chiefs: Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas

29. Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma

30. Baltimore Ravens: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

31. San Francisco 49ers: Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida

32. Carolina Panthers: Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina

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Andy Reid's Extension With Chiefs Worth $100M Over Five Years

Apr 23, 2024 9:29 PM

Andy Reid's contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs is worth $100 million over five years, giving him an annual average of $20 million.

Reid's deal surpasses Sean Payton's five-year, $90 million deal sign with the Denver Broncos last year.

Bill Belichick reportedly earned $25 million per year with the New England Patriots. 

In 2018, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Jon Gruden to a 10-year, $100 million deal.

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Andy Reid Becomes NFL's Highest-Paid Coach With Extension Through 2029

Apr 22, 2024 9:58 PM

Andy Reid has signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that makes him the NFL's highest-paid coach. The deal runs through the 2029 season.

Reid was previously reportedly making $12.5 million per year. Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos reportedly makes $18 million per year.

The Chiefs also signed general manager Brett Veach and president Mark Donovan to extensions.

Reid will be 71 when his current deal with the Chiefs expires. 

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Chiefs Superfan Ordered To Pay $10.8M To Former Bank Teller

Apr 9, 2024 8:24 AM

A judge has ordered the Kansas City Chiefs superfan who committed a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a Bixby, Oklahoma, teller he threatened with a gun in December 2022.

Tulsa County District Judge Tracy L. Priddy ordered Xaviar Babudar, widely known as Chiefsaholic, to pay Payton Garcia, the former teller, $3.6 million for inflicting physical harm and emotional distress and $7.2 million in punitive damages.

Babudar, 29, built a large social media following, cultivating the image of an ambitious, generous young man who enjoyed gambling, Kansas State sports and, most of all, the Chiefs. However, an ESPN investigation revealed that much of what he portrayed about himself online was not true.

Babudar was first arrested Dec. 16, 2022, in Bixby, after fleeing the Tulsa Teachers Credit Union, where he pointed at black CO2 pistol at Garcia and demanded she give him "the 100s" or he'd put a bullet in her head, according to Bixby police.

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Chiefs, Mike Danna Agree To Three-Year, $24M Deal

Apr 6, 2024 2:05 PM

Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna has agreed on a three-year, $24 million deal to remain in Kansas City, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is pending a physical. Danna's deal was first reported by NFL Network.

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Carson Wentz: Nick Foles Sold Him On Joining Chiefs

Apr 5, 2024 8:21 AM

Carson Wentz says past conversations with Nick Foles sold him on joining the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency this offseason.

Foles had positive things to say about the Chiefs and Andy Reid while the two quarterbacks were teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles.

"I remember all the good things he had to say about his time here," Wentz said. "He absolutely loved it. He loved working with those guys, and those things he said to me back then definitely still rang true in my head as I was making this decision.

"I just remember all the positive things he said about the organization, coaches. ... Those things were definitely a factor and gave me a little more peace and comfort in knowing what I was getting into."

Wentz, 31, is on his fifth team in five seasons.

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Kansas Beginning Efforts To Lure Chiefs From Missouri

Apr 4, 2024 9:26 AM

According to a report, Kansas has begun efforts to get the Chiefs to build a new stadium in the state.

Specifically, former Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman, Jr. is "quietly working" with "unnamed parties" who are interested in getting the Chiefs to make a short move across the state line from Missouri.

The news comes after a proposal to fund a renovation to Arrowhead Stadium with an extension of an existing sales tax failed badly at the ballot box.

"Jackson County fumbled. Now there will be a mad scramble for the ball and we're in the best position for a scoop and score," Ryckman said.

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Missouri Voters Reject Stadium Tax For Chiefs, Royals

Apr 3, 2024 10:12 AM

The residents of Jackson County, Missouri resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark for the Kansas City Royals along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs.

Royals owner John Sherman and Chiefs president Mark Donovan acknowledged long before the final tally that the initiative would fail. 

More than 58% of voters rejected the plan, which would have replaced three-eighths of a cent sales tax that has been paying for the upkeep of Truman Sports Complex -- the home for more than 50 years to Kauffman and Arrowhead Stadiums -- with a similar tax that would have been in place for the next 40 years.

Donovan said the Chiefs would do "what is in the best interest of our fans and our organization as we move forward."

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Chiefs Re-Sign Clyde Edwards-Helaire

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Lawyer Says Rashee Rice Cooperating With Dallas Police

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Chiefs, Carson Wentz Agree To One-Year Deal

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