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5 Chiefs earn spot in 2024 Pro Bowl Games

A total of five #Chiefs players have been selected for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.

A total of five Kansas City Chiefs players have been selected for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games. The five selections were part of the seven chosen last year to represent the team showing franchise consistency and success.

The familiar names will join a stacked group representing the AFC with tough choices at every position. As usual, the Chiefs hope to send none of these five stars to the Pro Bowl as they hope to return to the Super Bowl for a chance at back-to-back titles. Here are the Chiefs players who have earned the honor of Pro Bowler for the 2023-24 season:

State of Oklahoma’s top interior offensive lineman has officially signed with the Sooners

Josh Aisosa is on board as he has signed his National Letter of Intent with the Oklahoma Sooners.

There might not be anyone in the country who is better at their job than [autotag]Bill Bedenbaugh[/autotag]. He’s produced countless offensive linemen that have gone on to have successful NFL careers.

He hopes to have more of that success with his 2024 recruiting class. One of those guys is three-star and the state of Oklahoma’s top interior offensive lineman, [autotag]Josh Aisosa[/autotag]. Aisosa is a 6-foot-4 and 305-pound offensive lineman who will probably play guard at Oklahoma.

He also has a wrestling background, which usually pays dividends for offensive linemen. [autotag]Creed Humphrey[/autotag] is a name that comes to mind for that.

For his role in 2024, typically Bedenbaugh likes his linemen to sit a year while developing their bodies with [autotag]Jerry Schmidt[/autotag]. That’s not to say he won’t play true freshmen, as we’ve seen. Especially with the loss of [autotag]Cayden Green[/autotag], a true freshman offensive lineman could earn a role in 2024.

But most likely, Aisosa will have a developmental year before taking on a bigger role in the future.

More from the [autotag]2024 Early Signing Period[/autotag]

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Pair of Sooners OL declare for 2024 NFL Draft

Oklahoma lost two starting linemen as Andrew Raym and Tyler Guyton both declared for the NFL draft on Saturday.

Along with replacing starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who will head to Oregon, the Oklahoma Sooners will be trotting several new starting offensive linemen out next year as well. Saturday saw two of Oklahoma’s starters declare their intentions to enter the NFL Draft.

Tyler Guyton and Andrew Raym took to social media to express gratitude to the Oklahoma Football program before declaring their plans to forego any remaining eligibility and seek out the NFL.

For Tyler Guyton, this comes as no surprise. Guyton has been on mock drafts and prospect rankings as a consensus top 75 or 100 player all season. He was rock solid all year long and didn’t do anything to tank his stock. He should be drafted by the latest on the second day of the draft. This was Guyton’s first full year as a starter at Oklahoma since transferring from TCU. He helped hold down the right side of the Sooners’ offensive line after OU had to replace a third-round pick from last year in Wanya Morris.

Andrew Raym also plans to pursue his NFL dreams. Raym is a homegrown Sooner from Broken Arrow, Okla. He was a four-star recruit out of high school and had to follow in the footsteps of one of the best offensive linemen ever to put on crimson and cream. Creed Humphrey is an All-Pro in the NFL, so filling in his shoes at Oklahoma would always be a tough ask.

Raym was a mainstay on the offensive line for multiple seasons, and the Sooners will have to fill his spot at center as they head into the SEC. He put together some solid performances against tough interior defensive linemen in the Big 12.

Oklahoma got a commitment from Spencer Brown, a right tackle transfer from Michigan State who probably has the inside track to replacing Guyton at that spot. Things are a lot less straightforward at the center, but Troy Everett and Josh Bates are two early candidates who could take that spot.

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Chiefs Creed Humphrey is NFL’s best run blocking center since Week 8, per PFF

Creed Humphrey has been the NFL’s best run-blocking center since Week 8, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Kansas City Chiefs decided to lean on their running game in Week 13 against the Green Bay Packers and found success when using second-year back Isiah Pacheco to pick up gritty yards on the ground.

The shift away from Andy Reid’s usual pass-first attack has surprised some fans, but given the job that Kansas City’s offensive line has done in recent weeks as run blockers, the change in identity makes sense.

According to Pro Football Focus, center Creed Humphrey has led the charge in this regard and holds the NFL’s highest run-blocking grade among players at his position.

While the Chiefs couldn’t escape Week 13 with a win at Lambeau Field, Humphrey’s efforts to open holes for Pacheco on the ground are admirable and should be a key asset for the team moving forward.

Expect Humphrey and Pacheco to team up to dominate the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 as Kansas City seeks to bounce back to secure its ninth win of the 2023 season.

Chiefs center Creed Humphrey put together stellar performance vs. Raiders

Creed Humphrey didn’t allow a sack or pressure in the #Chiefs’ win over the Raiders in Week 12.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been able to rely on the interior of their offensive line all season while reigning MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes has struggled to find his footing consistently.

A key cog of the Chiefs’ offensive machine is center Creed Humphrey, who managed to help lift Mahomes to one of his best performances of the season in Week 12 against the Las Vegas Raiders.

According to Pro Football Focus, Humphrey didn’t allow a single sack or pressure in the rivalry matchup.

Showings like this are common for the third-year lineman, and while some may take his role in Kansas City’s offense for granted, his outstanding efforts every week are a key reason that the Chiefs have been able to maintain their position in the AFC playoff standings.

Expect to see Humphrey follow up his impressive showing in Las Vegas with another stellar performance in Kansas City’s Week 13 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

Jalen Carter tries to intercept Patrick Mahomes’ clock-killing spike

Jalen Carter nearly picked off Patrick Mahomes’ spike at the end of the first half, which would have been quite the remarkable play!

The quarterback spike to kill the clock is a common play. Occasionally, as Dan Marino did in 1994, you’ll get a fake spike for a touchdown pass. Or, as Bailey Zappe of the New England Patriots discovered this season, a fake spike can lead to a game-killing interception.

Most of the time, the defense isn’t trying to make a play on those spikes, but Philadelphia Eagles rookie defensive tackle Jalen Carter had a different idea with three seconds left in the first half of Monday night’s game between the Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes spiked the ball at the Eagles’ 25-yard line, and Carter tried to dive under center Creed Humphrey to catch the spike before it hit the ground.

Which, had it been successful, would have been quite the remarkable play.

As former NFL receiver Dominique Foxworth once said on Kevin Clark’s podcast, legendary Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed had the same idea once upon a time.

It didn’t quite work for the Eagles, and Harrison Butker kicked a 43-yard field goal to put the Chiefs up, 17-7.

Week 11 picks: Who the experts are taking in Eagles vs. Chiefs

Philadelphia and Kansas City are just days away from a Monday night showdown and we’re looking at who the NFL experts are picking in Eagles vs. Chiefs

After a bye week that should allow both teams a renewed freshness, the Eagles and Chiefs are set for a semi-Super Bowl rematch at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

The two teams last met on Feb. 12 in Super Bowl LVII.

Kansas City defeated Philadelphia 38-35 in that matchup to earn their third Lombardi Trophy in franchise history. The Chiefs enter Monday’s matchup on top of the AFC with a 7-2 record after defeating the Miami Dolphins 21-14 in Germany on Nov. 5.

Kansas City is looking to lock up an eighth-straight AFC West title.

Philadelphia is 8-1 and on top of the NFC East after a 33-28 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9.

With kickoff fast approaching, we’re looking at who the NFL experts are picking.

Chiefs take exception to Creed Humphrey’s nonappearance on ‘NFL Top 100’ list

The #Chiefs were less than thrilled that center Creed Humphrey wasn’t named to the ‘NFL Top 100’ list for the 2023 season.

Creed Humphrey has become one of the most dominant linemen in the NFL since joining the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 but was inexplicably left off the ‘NFL Top 100’ list ahead of the 2023 season.

The annual television program releases a ranking of the top 100 players in the league as voted on by their peers, and despite landing three Chiefs in the top 10, it seems that Kansas City was left wanting.

The team took its angst to Twitter on Tuesday, posting a picture of the decorated center, who looked about as disgruntled as Chiefs fans were when Humphrey was left off of the prestigious rankings.

Humphrey was a second-team All-Pro selection and a Pro Bowler in 2022 while helping Kansas City secure its second Super Bowl championship of the Patrick Mahomes era. He was Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded player at his position last season and has the tape to back up his claim to top-100 status, whether his peers agree or not.

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The NFL’s 12 best interior offensive linemen

From Wyatt Teller to Jason Kelce, here are the 12 best interior offensive linemen in the NFL today.

Of all the players who factor heavily into a football team’s success, guards and centers are often the most overlooked. Unless you’re working with advanced metrics, there are no statistics to speak of, and unless you have access to overhead and (especially) end zone footage, it’s hard to discern what these guys are doing that is so important.

But those in the know, know better. Centers control the entire offense — they make protection calls, they align with their quarterbacks both intellectually and literally on every snap, and they have to take the brunt of the opponent’s decisions to point one or more large angry men in their exact directions.

Guards are often the athletes of their offensive lines as much as tackles are — it’s just a different kind of athleticism. Whether on the left or right side, these big guys had better be able to execute inside and outside zone, man-based snaps in which it’s mano a mano, and all kinds of combinations in which it’s important to coordinate with others.

So, in the spirit of giving these fine gentlemen more play in the court of public opinion. we continue our position lists for the 2023 season with the 12 best interior offensive linemen in the NFL today.

In a recent version of “The Xs and Os” with Greg Cosell, Greg (of NFL Films and ESPN’s NFL Matchup) and Doug Farrar (of Touchdown Wire) got into the attributes for guards and centers at the elite level.

Centers:

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Guards:

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In addition to this list, you can read all of our position rankings for the 2023 NFL season, on the way to our late August list of the 101 best players in the league today.

The NFL’s top 11 offensive tackles
The NFL’s top 11 interior defensive linemen
The NFL’s top 11 edge defenders
The NFL’s top 11 linebackers
The NFL’s top 11 slot defenders
The NFL’s top 11 cornerbacks
The NFL’s top 11 safeties

And now, the 12 best interior offensive linemen in the NFL today.

(All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus and Sports Info Solutions unless otherwise indicated). 

Creed Humphrey hints at extra grit, cohesion brewing along Chiefs’ offensive line

Creed Humphrey is excited for the pads to come on in St. Joseph on Friday as the #Chiefs offensive line continues building chemistry. | from: @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs opened training camp conducting practices without their players in pads. They have been following a strict low-to-no contact guideline throughout their workout sessions to this point, but plan to ramp up their intensity on Friday.

Center Creed Humphrey is among the Chiefs waiting most anxiously to get back to full-pace high-stakes action. He gladly revealed to reporters after practice on Wednesday which of his teammates felt the same way.

Humphrey sparked laughter at the podium, with his comment on guard Trey Smith, in particular.

“He gets to hit people, and he has pads,” Humphrey joked.

Smith earned a reputation for his brutal blocks last season, much to the delight of his teammate Humphrey. The team’s offseason additions, though,  were also favored by the decorated center. Players like tackles Wanya Morris, Donovan Smith, and Jawaan Taylor all seemed to have made great first impressions on Humphrey through four days of practices in St. Joseph, Missouri.

“They’ve been great so far,” Humphrey explained. “Everybody has been really eager to learn, everybody has been really eager to grow together, build chemistry together, so it’s been really good. I say this all the time, when you’ve got five guys up front who’ve got the same mindset and everything like that, it’s going to lead to good results. I feel like they did a good job of bringing in guys that have the same mindset as us.”

Humphrey and the rest of the line will do their best to continue playing with an edge and fostering unit cohesion as the Chiefs look to defend their Super Bowl LVII victory in 2023.

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