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Chiefs bench struggling rookie OL for Week 11 matchup vs. Bills

#Chiefs rookie Kingsley Suamataia has been benched for Kansas City’s Week 11 matchup against the Buffalo #Bills.

The Kansas City Chiefs decided to bench rookie offensive lineman Kingsley Suamataia for their Week 11 matchup against the Buffalo Bills this afternoon.

Suamataia was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft and made significant strides toward earning the starting left tackle spot on Kansas City’s front five during training camp and thee preseason.

However, the former BYU Cougar has struggled to find his footing during the regular season and put together a disastrous performance against the Denver Broncos in Week 10.

Veteran lineman Wanya Morris is set to start at left tackle for the Chiefs against Buffalo:

The fact that Suamataia has been benched isn’t necessarily an indication that Kansas City’s coaching staff has lost faith in him, but it also doesn’t bode well for the rookie’s chances of seeing significant playing time later this season.

Stay tuned to see how Morris performs against the Bills’ outstanding defensive line with Suamataia out of action.

Florida basketball steamrolls a reeling Alabama team 105-87

Alabama basketball drops third contest in past four games

Unfortunately, the slide for the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team continues as they just dropped their third game in the past four contests. After a gut-wrenching loss against Tennessee on Saturday, which was a defacto SEC Championship game, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the Tide came out flat against a very good Florida team as they got thumped 105-87.

The Alabama defense continues to be one of the poorer sides in the country as they allowed their ninth 100-point game this season. Florida entered the contest with added motivation after blowing the game back in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago and they played with a certain level of anger all evening long.

[autotag]Mark Sears[/autotag] had another phenomenal night as he poured in 33 points, but it just never felt like Alabama was in real striking distance at any point of the game. The Crimson Tide will close out the regular season on Sunday in Tuscaloosa against Arkansas.

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