Tag: Super Bowl LVII

Chiefs open practice window for Super Bowl LVII hero to return from injured reserve

On Thursday, the #Chiefs opened WR Skyy Moore’s practice window to return from Kansas City’s injured reserve list ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

According to a report from Jesse Newell of the K.C. Star on Thursday, the Kansas City Chiefs have opened the 21-day practice window for wide receiver Skyy Moore.

Moore, who joined the Chiefs as a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft, was placed on Kansas City’s injured reserve list on October 24, 2024.

Despite being a two-time Super Bowl champion, Moore’s time with the Chiefs has been plagued with on-field issues ranging from dropped passes to generally lackluster performances.

However, the defining moment of his career came against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, when he caught a touchdown that helped Kansas City win its second championship of the Patrick Mahomes era.

Take a look at the former Western Michigan Bronco in the first practice since his return, which was posted on Thursday by Newell on Twitter:

Stay tuned to see if the Chiefs will activate Moore for their matchup against the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9.

‘Experts’ pick Eagles to defeat Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

According to the experts @PFN365, the Philadelphia #Eagles are expected to defeat the Kansas City #Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in a game that promises to be a championship matchup for the ages.

The Chiefs will be vying to win their third consecutive Super Bowl title in the game, but according to the experts at Pro Football Network, Kansas City’s fans may have some cause for concern heading into the highly-anticipated title bout.

PFN ran 10,000 simulations of a Chiefs Super Bowl matchup against Philadelphia and found that the Eagles emerged as victors 52.8 percent of the time.

As such, Kansas City’s win probability was determined to be 47.2 percent heading into the Super Bowl LVII rematch, which could be an early indication that the Chiefs’ aspirations of completing the NFL’s first-ever championship three-peat are at risk.

Stay tuned to see how PFN and other experts in the football blogosphere evolve their predictions over the next two weeks ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

Chiefs sign familiar face to replace injured kicker in Week 13

On Tuesday, the #Chiefs signed a veteran kicker who was part of Kansas City’s run to Super Bowl LVII in 2022.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ special teams unit has been decimated by injuries over the past few weeks.

With replacement kicker Spencer Shrader set to be sidelined for the defending Super Bowl champions’ Week 13 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, general manager Brett Veach needed to call a familiar face to fill out his roster.

On Tuesday, the Chiefs announced that they had signed veteran kicker Matthew Wright, who some fans may recognize from his two stints in Kansas City back in 2022.

Wright is exceptionally well-traveled, having played in stints with no less than nine teams between the NFL and XFL as a professional.

Though the Chiefs would certainly prefer to have Harrison Butker available for their tilt against Las Vegas on Friday, Kansas City’s coaching staff is sure to be pleased that Veach could find a replacement kicker with so much experience.

Stay tuned to see if Wright can make a positive difference for the Chiefs in Week 13.

Chiefs expected to reunite with veteran WR JuJu Smith-Schuster

According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the #Chiefs are expected to reunite with veteran WR JuJu Smith-Schuster.

According to a report from Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Kansas City Chiefs are set to reunite with veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who last played for the team during its Super Bowl LVII campaign.

Smith-Schuster was released by the New England Patriots on August 9 and caught on with Kansas City after the Chiefs lost all three of their preseason games.

Though he has already developed a rapport with Patrick Mahomes in Andy Reid’s offense, Smith-Schuster will face an uphill battle to earn playing time and may find it difficult to push Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown, Rashee Rice, and Xavier Worthy for playing time.

With this move, the Chiefs’ front office has doubled down on their commitment to revamping the team’s receiving corps after a lackluster showing from the group last season.

Stay tuned to see if Smith-Schuster suits up for Kansas City’s Week 1 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on September 5.

Former Chiefs star, Super Bowl champion released by Patriots

Veteran wide receiver and former #Chiefs star JuJu Smith-Schuster was released by the #Patriots on Friday.

According to a report on Friday, the New England Patriots parted ways with former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after winning their first preseason matchup against the Carolina Panthers.

Smith-Schuster spent four years with the Pittsburgh Steelers before signing with the Chiefs in 2022. He was a key part of Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVII campaign before joining the Patriots last season as New England’s No. 1 receiver.

Now set to become a free agent before the 2024 regular season, Smith-Schuster should be able to catch on with another team in the next few weeks, and could even find himself back with the Chiefs if Andy Reid and Brett Veach want to add more depth to their receiving corps.

Smith-Schuster struggled in 2023, only tallying 29 receptions for 260 yards in seven games started.

Stay tuned to see if Kansas City shows any interest in re-signing Smith-Schuster, or to see where he lands after his release by New England.

Don Cheadle on his interaction with Kevin Hart after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII victory over the Eagles

Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Don Cheadle about his interactions with Kevin Hart after the #Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII victory over the Eagles | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs’ back-to-back Super Bowl titles have helped attract many fans locally and internationally. Their increased popularity has made their games a topic of discussion in every circle, especially among celebrities.

Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to actor and Kansas City native Don Cheadle about his reaction to the Chiefs defeating his friend and co-star in the upcoming Peacock miniseries Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, Kevin Hart’s Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, and his starting tight end choice between Travis Kelce and Tony Gonzalez.

“There was no trash talk, [just] necessary eye contact, bowed heads, and somber feelings,” Cheadle explained. “You don’t want to rub it in. You don’t need to rub it in. I didn’t need to rub it in. The team did all the talking.”

Cheadle is proud of the Chiefs’ success, which includes three Super Bowls over the last five seasons. He looks forward to this weekend’s American Century Championship, where he will see Kelce and many others on the course, although Patrick Mahomes isn’t scheduled to appear this year.

“Of course, watching it now [the team’s recent success] is incredibly exciting,” said Cheadle. “Travis [Kelce] is in the tournament, and Patrick (Mahomes) is also cool to see and celebrate them.”

Kelce, however, isn’t his choice yet as a starter on his all-time fantasy Chiefs team. As the legendary actor explained, the honor remains with Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez.

“Just a couple more years, it would be him, but right now, I’m going to give it to the veteran,” said Cheadle. “I’m going to give it to the old guard.”

Check out the website for more information about the American Century Championship.

WATCH: Chiefs DB Nazeeh Johnson works out after recovering from season-ending injury

Nazeeh Johnson was seen working out this week after recovering from a season-ending injury that held him out of the #Chiefs’ 2023 campaign.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Nazeeh Johnson isn’t a household name in Western Missouri yet but may get his chance to earn a key role in Steve Spagnuolo’s defense next season after sitting out in 2023 due to an injury he sustained in training camp.

Johnson was a seventh-round pick by the Chiefs in 2022 and made minor contributions in Kansas City’s run to Super Bowl LVII last year.

A video of Johnson working out circulated on Twitter this week, sparking hope in some fans that he may be able to make a full comeback next season.

While Johnson may face an uphill battle to earn a starting spot on the Chiefs’ elite defense, Spagnuolo isn’t been shy about rotating players in and out of his lineups, so meaningful action may not be out of the question for the former Marshall product.

If he moves as well in the preseason as he did in this video, fans around the country may get acquainted with the up-and-coming defensive back sooner than some might expect.

The Chiefs keep winning Super Bowls with a play taken from the Jaguars

The Chiefs keep scoring Super Bowl touchdowns with “Corn Dog,” a play they took straight out of the Jaguars’ playbook.

For the second year in a row and the third time in five seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions. On Sunday, the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers by scoring a walk-off touchdown in overtime.

If the 3-yard pass to Mecole Hardman that ended the game looked a little familiar, it’s because it was essentially the same play-call that resulted in two Chiefs touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles last year in Super Bowl LVII.

“Believe it or not, we had ‘Corn Dog’ last year and that was ‘Corn Dog’ [this year],” Chiefs coach Andy Reid told ESPN’s Booger McFarland after the game. “This was ‘Corn Dog’ with a little mustard and ketchup.”

So what’s “Corn Dog”? Well, it’s a play the Chiefs snagged straight from the Jacksonville Jaguars’ playbook.

Shortly after Kansas City beat Philadelphia last year, The Athletic’s Rustin Dodd was told by then-Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne that offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy showed the team a play from the Jaguars’ October 2022 game against the Eagles.

On Saturday night, Bieniemy had put a play up on the screen for everyone on the Chiefs’ offense to see. It came from the Eagles’ game against the Jaguars earlier this season, and it featured Jacksonville receiver Jamal Agnew faking as if he were going in motion before stopping, reversing course and getting open for a touchdown.

“(Bieniemy) put it on tape and said: ‘Hey, like, if they do this, this guy is wide open. It’s man (coverage),'” Henne said. “They’re just trying to protect themselves from the jet sweep and trying to bubble over the top and get an extra player (on the other side of the field). But we faked the jet twice, and they didn’t figure it out.”

Here’s what that play looked like in action when the Jaguars used it:

And here it is all three times the Chiefs have used it for Super Bowl touchdowns:

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson began his NFL coaching career as an assistant on Reid’s staff in Philadelphia and eventually worked his way up to quarterbacks coach. He then followed Reid to Kansas City and served as the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator for three seasons.

While it’s now been eight years since they’ve been on the same staff, it seems Pederson’s offensive designs are still helping Reid find ways to get his team into the end zone.

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Great USC Super Bowl moments

Mike Garrett played in the L.A. Coliseum in the first Super Bowl. USC has continued to create memorable Super Bowl moments.

The USC Trojans have left a significant imprint on the Super Bowl. 1965 Heisman Trophy winner Mike Garrett, a future athletic director at the University of Southern California, played in the very first Super Bowl, which was held in USC’s home stadium, the Los Angeles Coliseum. He won a Super Bowl three years later in Super Bowl IV against a Minnesota Vikings team with Ron Yary, who won the 1967 national championship at USC and became the cornerstone of an elite Viking offensive line which propelled the franchise to four Super Bowl appearances and a full decade of NFL relevance. Bud Grant’s Vikings were annual NFC contenders throughout the 1970s, always a threat to make the Super Bowl.

Over 50 years after Mike Garrett and Ron Yary met in Super Bowl IV, USC’s Ronald Jones won Super Bowl LV with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs. USC has written quite a story in the Super Bowl. Last year, JuJu Smith-Schuster made a difference for the Chiefs when they defeated USC’s Marlon Tuipulotu and the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

Take a trip down Memory Lane with this look at some of the memorable USC Super Bowl moments from the past 57 years.

One year ago: Reliving JuJu Smith-Schuster’s Super Bowl LVII win with the Chiefs

JuJu Smith-Schuster had a night he will never forget at #SuperBowlLVII. Relive his game of glory and the reactions which poured in.

Former USC Trojans star JuJu Smith-Schuster has had a roller-coaster NFL career. However, none of it mattered after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl one year ago.

Smith-Schuster caught seven passes in Super Bowl LVII. He was held by Philadelphia Eagle defensive back James Bradberry on a third-down pass inside the final two minutes. The holding penalty enabled the Chiefs to drain the Eagles’ timeouts and run the clock down to 11 seconds before kicking the winning field goal with eight seconds left. Smith-Schuster played a key role in helping his team win the Super Bowl. It’s the latest Lombardi Trophy for a Trojan football product.

There was a lot of news attached to Smith-Schuster’s Super Bowl victory. The fact that he was the focal point of the game’s most important and controversial play made him even more central to the postgame conversation. Regardless of what you think about that penalty call, this much is true: Another USC player is a Super Bowl champion.