Tag: Bizarre

Bizarre: Players make controversial choice for No. 1 spot in ‘NFL 100’

Despite leading the #Chiefs to back-to-back Super Bowl wins, Patrick Mahomes was ranked the No. 4 player in the NFL by his peers.

In a bizarre turn of events on Friday night, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was ranked the No. 4 player in the NFL by his peers, who seem to have forgotten his accomplishments in recent seasons.

Mahomes, who is entering his seventh season as Kansas City’s starter, has already won three rings and became the first quarterback to win back-to-back championships since Tom Brady after the Chiefs’ overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

Instead of being recognized for his outstanding achievements, Mahomes was ranked behind 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, and Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill, who were all defeated by Kansas City in the postseason earlier this year.

Perhaps his peers are sick of hearing about Mahomes’ accomplishments, or maybe the value of winning championships has diminished since teams outside of Western Missouri stopped winning titles.

Either way, Mahomes is set to let his play do the talking for him ahead of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl defense campaign this season.

Bizarre: Chiefs DB Joshua Williams investigates rumors of coyote attack before Super Bowl LVIII

#Chiefs DB Joshua Williams was seen investigating a rumored coyote attack ahead of Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVIII matchup against the #49ers.

Rumors of a coyote attack at Lake Las Vegas swirled ahead of the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

The Las Vegas Locally account on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that an unnamed player had a run-in with a wild canid earlier this week. Kansas City’s second-year defensive back Joshua Williams was tasked with getting to the bottom of the bizarre claim.

In a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday, Williams can be seen asking his teammates if they were part of the incident:

He wasn’t able to solve the mystery of the coyote attack in this clip. According to The Sun, police in Henderson, Nevada, looked into the claim and found no evidence.

“Our office has received multiple inquiries reference an alleged coyote attack/bite in the Lake Las Vegas area involving a professional athlete,” Henderson police said in a statement.

“Our office has has no record or report of any incident involving a coyote nor a professional athlete.”

Fans should stay tuned to find out whether the odd rumor is cause for concern ahead of Super Bowl LVIII or if it was just fodder for social media.

Twitter roasts Kadarius Toney after bizarre assertion at Super Bowl press conference

Fans on Twitter roasted #Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney after he told a reporter he is a No. 1 receiver at a Super Bowl LVIII press conference.

Kadarius Toney’s tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs has had its share of ups and downs, but after his dismal start to the 2023 season, many fans in Western Missouri have lost faith in his ability to be a viable weapon for Patrick Mahomes in Andy Reid’s offense.

Despite his struggles, Toney remains on the Chiefs’ roster ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, and may even see action in Kansas City’s February 11 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

During Super Bowl opening night on Monday, Toney was asked about his role in the Chiefs’ offense, and whether he could still be the team’s No. 1 option at the wide receiver position.

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His response left fans scratching their heads.

“If I get the ball, yeah,” Toney told a reporter when queried about his role.

Twitter wasn’t so convinced that a higher volume of targets would get Toney back on track, and the veteran receiver was roundly roasted for his quote.

Check out some of the top reactions to Toney’s bizarre assertion:

Bizarre: Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend tried to put on second helmet vs. Lions

Bizarre: Tommy Townsend inexplicably tried to put a second helmet on after an extra point conversion.

The Kansas City Chiefs led the Detroit Lions heading into halftime during their highly anticipated Week 1 matchup. While the team’s spectacular play has dazzled fans across the country, a relatively innocuous moment early in the game may be a talking point on Friday.

After a successful extra point conversion, Chiefs punter and holder Tommy Townsend came across a stray helmet on the field. Inexplicably, Townsend tried to place the helmet on his head while already donning his game-issued protective equipment, which provided a moment of levity in an otherwise nerve-wracking tilt.

Did Townsend forget that he had his helmet on? Was this some kind of inside joke? Could it be that he wanted an extra layer of protection? Whose helmet was it anyway?

The world may never know. Fans will have to wait until the Chiefs’ post-game press conference and hope that Townsend is selected to speak to find out more about this bizarre moment.

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Bizarre Frank Clark statement on Chiefs-Broncos history: ‘I wouldn’t call it a rivalry’

Frank Clark denied decades of history on Saturday, telling reporters that there is no rivalry between the #Broncos and #Chiefs

Frank Clark’s departure from the Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason was painful for fans in Western Missouri, and salt was added to the fresh wound when they saw that he signed with the division-rival Denver Broncos.

Clark spoke to the media on Saturday after practice at Broncos training camp, confidently addressing reporters for one of the first times in his new orange and blue uniform.

Asked about the storied AFC West rivalry between Denver and Kansas City, and what he plans to do to end the Broncos’ 15-game losing streak against the Chiefs, Clark issued a statement wherein he denied that any bad blood exists between the two teams.

“I wouldn’t call it a rivalry,” He inexplicably said. “A rivalry is competitive, true or false? I’m on the Broncos now, and I’ve been on the other side, and we didn’t call it a rivalry then. I’m with the Broncos now. Until we become competitive enough, we have to beat the team.

“We have to win our division. [It is] not just about the Chiefs. [There are] things that we have to do here, we have to get our own ball together here in order for us to go out there and compete, in order for us to become one of those [inaudible]”

While Clark is certainly entitled to his opinions, he was a bit off the mark with these comments, which deny decades of history between these two storied franchises.

Perhaps he is still coping with the prospect of going from a Super Bowl contender to the dog house in the AFC West, but Clark is sure to get a taste of the Broncos’ rivalry with the Chiefs twice next year as Denver looks to get their first win against Kansas City since 2015.

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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson takes to Twitter, denies NFL’s assertion of representation

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson denied any assertion that Ken Francis was attempting to negotiate a contract on his behalf

After news broke about an NFL memo regarding Lamar Jackson’s representation in his ongoing negotiations with teams in free agency, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback was quick to clap back on social media.

Jackson, who was given a non-exclusive franchise tag by the Ravens ahead of the 2023 legal tampering period, has yet to be offered a contract for Baltimore to match with their right of first refusal. The role that businessman Ken Francis, who has loose ties to Jackson, might have played in his meetings with teams (or lack thereof) is unclear, though the NFL’s memo on Thursday seems to be a foreboding sign for the quarterback’s future.

For his part, though, Jackson categorically denied any involvement on Francis’ behalf, implying that he is still negotiating his next deal by himself. As one of the league’s top signal callers, fans expected Jackson to have plenty of suitors, even if the Ravens were likely to retain him for the 2023 season.

Clearly, something has gone awry in this bizarre saga, and a resolution to it seems to be no closer than it was in the immediate aftermath of the initial franchise tag. Jackson remains unsigned, Baltimore still doesn’t have an offer to match, and this bizarre turn of events could sour teams on the prospect of signing the quarterback despite his many accomplishments and accolades.

Lovie Smith says he told Texans’ defense to ‘continue to play defensively’ against Browns

In perhaps his best quote of the 2022 season, Lovie Smith instructed the #Texans’ defense to “play defensively” against the #Browns in Week 13

In an incredible act of stating the obvious, Lovie Smith told reporters after Sunday’s loss that he encouraged his defenders to “continue to play defensively” against the Cleveland Browns. It is unclear what the alternative to this strategy might have been, but his approach seemed to have worked, as the Texans’ defense did not surrender a single touchdown to Cleveland in Week 13.

“What I told the defense is to continue to play defensively,” Smith explained after the game. “[They] did a lot of good things. It wasn’t a perfect game, but we’re going to highlight the good things that we did defensively. Things we didn’t do well, you’re going to talk about those too, and we’re going to ask them to do it again, and that’s how it goes.

“Offense is not good enough. Special teams is not good enough. We need to raise our game. It really is kind of as simple as that. Understand what the record is, and we lost a game today, but those are some of the things. Each player has to just look at how they played, what side of the ball, all of that. That’s what we’re going to do.”

This incredible quote came on the heels of the team’s 10th loss of the season and is sure to stick with fans and players alike for its bizarre yet effective nature. Was Smith expecting that the defense might play offensively? What indications did he have that emphasizing to them that they needed to play defensively might be necessary?

Texans fans may never know. The only thing they can be certain of is that Smith’s re-iteration of this most basic principle of defensive football — to play defensively — seemed to resonate with the Texans’ players, and that is all that matters.

If this is what it takes to get a good performance out of his defense, then so be it.