Creed Humphrey was the highest-paid C in the league before this deal at $18M average per year. Linderbaum just got $27M APY.
The Chiefs offensive line continues to evolve...
[Garafolo] Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said they’ve made a “market-setting” offer to pending free agent Tyler Linderbaum. Now adds no tag coming. Creed Humphrey currently leads the way in the center market at $18m per season.
[PFF] Pro Football Focus' Top 101 Players from the 2025-26 NFL Season — 1. **EDGE Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns** Reclaimed the top spot after setting the single-season sack record and leading defensive linemen with a 93.3 pass rush grade.
2. **WR Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams** Massive 2,047-yard season including playoffs with a 96.1 receiving grade and 3.57 yards per route run.
3. **OT Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions** Top tackle with a 95.2 overall grade and a 96.8 run blocking grade. Recorded a historic 98.7 single-game grade in Week 3.
4. **WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba,
Age-Based NFL Teams — I compiled starting lineups for current (not necessarily rostered e.g. Tyreek) NFL players based on their current age
I had to move around a lot of players on defense and the OL because some ages had too many players at one position or too little, so some of the DL/LB may be out of position
I stopped at 32 because I started running out of defensive players
The ages should be right but please let me know if any are wrong
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[Fowler] Protector of the Year Award finalists: Broncos OT Garett Bolles, Dolphins C Aaron Brewer, Chiefs C Creed Humphrey, Broncos OG Quinn Meinerz, Bears OG Joe Thuney, Lions OT Penei Sewell
[Fowler] Chiefs center Creed Humphrey is a nominee for the NFL’s protector of the year award.
[McMullen] Creed Humphrey was named to the PFWA 2025 All-NFL team. Travis Kelce joined Humphrey on the All-AFC squad.
[Russini] Creed Humphrey named First Team All-Pro — [Source](https://bsky.app/profile/diannarussini.bsky.social/post/3mc36mmeyys2p)
2026 Pro Bowl Rosters if Decided by PFF Grade —
Pro Bowl rosters are always a popularity contest, but it has a big effect on players. Selections could mean more money in free agency, more pay based on incentives, etc. Below are both the AFC & NFC Pro Bowl rosters based on PFF grade.
Instead of using "defensive end", "outside linebacker", & "inside linebacker", I am using EDGE (lines up on D-Line) and Linebacker (off-ball). Otherwise, you have an entire team of pass rushers who get in. I'm glad that the All-Pro team has changed this, but the
[McMullen] Four Chiefs have been selected to this year's Pro Bowl, and another three have been picked as alternates. Creed and Chris Jones were voted in as starters, while Travis Kelce and Trey Smith will be backups
[Pelissero] Final top 10 by position in Pro Bowl fan voting
This Could be a Rough Retool — When we look at the failings this season, I think we have to start at the top end of our salary list. Who here actually lived up to their cap values?
* Of this list, I'd say Creed, Bolton, and McDuffie are the only three that actually performed at their salary, but I would say Bolton didn't live up to the $19m he's owed next year and McDuffie has some rough outings to make me question if he's worth $25m/year to the Chiefs.
* I'll give Smith and Moore a pass. Smith did until the injury and Moore
Front office / leadership is going to get exposed in the last few weeks. — We all know there are some issues with contracts, cap issues, drafts, play calling, etc... and i might just be shouting at the clouds here but i think we are going to see how much Pat has been covering up for the weaknesses of the team and the organization by putting a team on the field without Pat the last few games of the season. Pat has looked very human the last few seasons, and we need him to be a superhero to carry this mess to the mountain top. Over the last few seasons:
* Bad offensive
Chiefs Season and Offseason Analysis — And just like that, we're scheduling trips to Cancun.
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I'm going to go over the various weaknesses in the roster and coaching staff, as well as addressing cap issues and potential moves for next year, including how likely they are given who our decision makers are.
# Let's start with the offense:
**QB:** ***Patrick Mahomes*** is the best quarterback in the league, full stop.
[Sweeney] Chiefs are looking at the following offensive line vs. The Texans: LT Wanya Morris, LG Kingsley Suamataia, C Creed Humphrey, RG Mike Caliendo, RT Jaylon Moore.
Creed Humphrey on the #Chiefs needing to execute critical situations & take it one game at a time! via | The Insiders
Mid-2025 NFL season awards — https://preview.redd.it/esrqvkieylzf1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=5fe64bf6d921aa28ee5063bcd668433db87a4407
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With the NFL having adopted an 18-week format, this marks the exact midpoint of this season, and it’s time to hand out awards. I will go through each of them, presenting my top three candidates, before I finish up with my All-Pro teams.
Compared to my full-season predictions back in late August, there are no projections to these nominations, but rather just how I would vote f
NFL Half Season Awards (Jumping off point from the Football 301 podcast) — Was listening to Nate Tice's podcast where he reunited with Robert Mays (Athletic NFL podcast) and interspersed the end of the trade deadline yesterday with a discussion about midseason awards and figured this could be a decent discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZuxj9Ew1tA (starts around 30m in)
MVP: Drake Maye (both) - Basically a combo of absurd productivity with the weakest supporting cast. Crowded field, Josh Allen, Mahomes (but specifically lost a chance against the Bills), St
PFF grades for Chiefs week 7
Jaylon Moore/Kingsley Suamataia/Creed Humphrey do a great job on the left side picking up this sim pressure overload look from the Lions sending 4 to give Patrick Mahomes 5 seconds to find Travis Kelce clearing the LB window. Brian Branch got Bullied by Suamataia on this play btw.
Week 4 Run Game Tape Breakdown — Hey everybody, I'm here with the week 4 breakdown of the designed run game. Should note that I didn't chart any of the reps after the backups came in, and I also made note of the runs that came after Jackson was pulled at 30-13 (where the game was pretty much cooked). Can't remember the last time we had real garbage time...nice problem to have. As always any comments or feedback appreciated.
- [Week 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCityChiefs/comments/1nc408v/quick_breakdown_of_fridays_designe
[McMullen] Final injury report for the week: Danna (quad) is Doubtful, Fulton (ankle) and Gilotte (illness) are Questionable; everybody else was a full participant — [Source](https://x.com/KCChiefs_Matt/status/1971657897181696005)
[McMullen] Here's Thursday's full injury report — [Source](https://bsky.app/profile/kcchiefsmatt.bsky.social/post/3lzotojm25k2q)
[McMullen] Here's Wednesday's injury report for the Chiefs and Ravens.
Week 3 Run Game Tape Breakdown — Back for the third time with a breakdown of the designed run game. Nice to be doing it after a win. All comments and feedback appreciated.
- [Week 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCityChiefs/comments/1nc408v/quick_breakdown_of_fridays_designed_run_game_from/)
- [Week 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCityChiefs/comments/1ni1was/week_2_run_game_tape_breakdown/)
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## Play Breakdown
| Down/Distance | Formation | Personnel | Playcall | Ballcarrier | Result (S/F) | Play anal
[Goldman] Chiefs RB Brashard Smith had one carry against the Eagles. It came during the series when Josh Simmons went out to get fluids in the second quarter. Eagles DT Jordan Davis took on the double team of Creed Humphrey and Kingsley Suamataia and made the tackle. Insane.
Week 2 Run Game Tape Breakdown — The breakdown I did [last week](https://www.reddit.com/r/KansasCityChiefs/comments/1nc408v/quick_breakdown_of_fridays_designed_run_game_from/) got a lot of positive feedback, so I'm tentatively planning to try to do it each week. Hopefully it's a helpful resource. I appreciate feedback from everyone including those who feel I may have diagnosed or analyzed a play incorrectly - I do not claim to be an expert so take my takes with a big grain of salt.
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## Play Breakdown
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Eagles @ Chiefs: Comprehensive Matchup Breakdown — https://preview.redd.it/rcrlq13a1dof1.png?width=5559&format=png&auto=webp&s=74f60284c754a9ff0879c7b7e4d971452aa08354
After an incredible reception from last week's game preview, I'm back for Week 2.
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**Chiefs Offensive Playcaller –** Andy Reid
**Chiefs Defensive Playcaller –** Steve Spagnuolo
**Chiefs Offensive Impact Players –** Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Creed Humphrey,
[OC] Top 10 AFCW Players by 2025 Cap Hit — **Kansas City Chiefs:** offense ($152,516,689) + defense ($107,127,806)
* **Note:** Even with the departure of All-Pro OL Joe Thuney in the off-season, the Chiefs have four of their starting offensive lineman in the top 10 most expensive cap hits for the season. With both starting wideouts (Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy) out for multiple weeks, an aging Travis Kelce, and rookie starter Josh Simmons on the line, the four KC stalwarts will need to maintain consistent protection and blocking for Patr
[Adam Carter] Pressures allowed by the Chiefs offensive line.. Josh Simmons, 5; Kingsley Suamataia, 3; Jawaan Taylor, 2; Trey Smith, 0; and Creed Humphrey, 0
Predicting the entire 2025 NFL season — https://preview.redd.it/torhb7shbkmf1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=df71b1955fe11ace3efb1fba0459f6bcc526c225
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We’re at the eve of the 2025 NFL season and once again, it’s time to put my predictions out there in the ether – all the awards, playoff teams and who I have facing each other in Super Bowl LX.
Unlike I’ve done in previous years, where I chose my top three candidates for each category, I decided to present my choice to win and my favorite dark horse. Along with that, I’ll lay
Halil's NFL Top 100 Players of 2025 — https://preview.redd.it/mrg4r92rqthf1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=be7d32047a264cfdf5437d1f62b9cb466eaf05a7
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As this year’s official NFL top 100 countdown is nearing a close – even though the network pushed back its release by nearly a month – I’m once again presenting my personal version as an alternative. Any content in this format has a certain level of subjectivity, but I believe in my process of putting the list together more so than how the top 20 lists for all the players polle
r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2024 Season - 30-21 — #Welcome to ranks 30-21 for the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2024 Season!
Players whose average rank landed them in places 30-21 are on this portion of the list revealed today. **Players are associated with the team they finished playing for at the end of the 2024 season**
Below you will see some write-ups from the community summarizing the players’ 2024 season and why they were among the best in 2024. Additionally, their ranks from previous years are available for y’all to see
#METHODOLO
r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2024 Season - 70-61 — #Welcome to ranks 70-61 for the r/NFL Top 100 Players of the 2024 Season!
Players whose average rank landed them in places 70-61 are on this portion of the list revealed today. **Players are associated with the team they finished playing for at the end of the 2024 season**
Below you will see some write-ups from the community summarizing the players’ 2024 season and why they were among the best in 2024. Additionally, their ranks from previous years are available for y’all to see
#METHODOLO
List of Super Bowl rosters that still have players on their roster (2025 edition) — I made a [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1b1waj5/list_of_super_bowl_rosters_that_still_have/) about this in February 2024, but obviously things have changed.
Players with an asterisk left the team after winning that Super Bowl but returned and are currently on their roster.
All information is from Wikipedia. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know and I will fix them.
**Super Bowl LII (2017-2018 season) - Philadelphia Eagles (2 players)**
* K Jake Elliott, OT Lane Johnson
Calculated (PFR's wAV) Draft Grades From The 2021 Draft Class — There's always a lot of discussion on draft grades right after the draft and how while fun to read, they're often useless as they're grades based on projections that obviously no other team truly agrees with (I swear this is not cope from the bad draft grades for the 49ers). So instead, I thought I'd calculate some draft grades for the draft class 4 years ago, who will have their new contracts signed/coming up.
The method here uses PFR's wAV (weighted approximate value), which does two things.
32 Teams/32 Days: The Kansas City Chiefs — # Kansas City Chiefs
Division: AFC West
Record: 15-2 (2-1 playoffs)
How the season ended: *Internal screaming and circus music goes here*
# Team Accolades
**2024 All Pro Selections**
* DT Chris Jones (1st Team)
* LG Joe Thuney (1st Team)
* C Creed Humphrey (1st Team
* CB Trent McDuffie (2nd Team)
**2024 Pro Bowl Selections**
* C Creed Humphrey
* DT Chris Jones
* TE Travis Kelce
* LG Joe Thuney
* RG Trey Smith
**Netflix “Is It Cake?” Recipients**
* Patrick Mahomes & Travis Kelce
# Se
[OC] How much value did each team get from their recent draft picks in 2024? — # Introduction
This post tries to analyze which teams got the most value from the last few drafts during the 2024 season. It'll help confirm your suspicion of, yes my team has not benefited much from the draft, or yes my team has done amazing, or yeah my team has not truly participated in the draft lately. This started as an exercise to prove just how bad my team, the Cincinnati Bengals, have been at drafting, but expanded from there. This looks at players drafted since 2021, and examines how m
32 Teams/32 Days - Green Bay Packers — **General Information**
* Division: NFC North (3rd in the division)
* Record: 11-6-0 (1-5-0 division)
* Playoffs: Yes (Lost the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round: 22-10)
**Major Player Awards**
* Xavier McKinney - 1st Team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, NFC DPOM (October)
* Josh Jacobs - Pro Bowl
* Rashan Gary - Pro Bowl
* Edgerrin Cooper - NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month (December / January), PFWA All-Rookie Team
* Evan Williams - PFWA All-Rookie Team
**Introduction**
After starting 3
32 Teams/32 Days: Seattle Seahawks — 32 Teams/32 Days
[Link to Hub](https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1hwphz0/32_teams32_days_year_thirteen_call_for_writers/)
#Seattle Seahawks
- 10-7 Record [2nd in the NFC West]
- Missed Playoffs [2nd Straight Year]
#The 2024 Offseason
**A Very…Uh…Memorable Free Agency Class**
Over the previous 14 Seasons, Seattle’s offseason moves were divided between Head Coach Pete Carroll and GM, John Schneider. Both had equal say in personnel moves and there was no sole deciding force on all ma
Seattle's John Schneider vs the Athletics' Big Board — I did this to satisfy a personal curiosity. Can the Seahawks' GM beat the consolidated wisdom of 70 to 90 Mel Kipers? I've never posted so apologies for any formatting bullshit. Here's how to read it:
**Schneider:** The player Schneider drafted or the player he traded that pick for.
**Big Board:** The highest ranked available player at Seattle's time to pick. No considerations were made for positions of need.
Player profiles can be read as:
\#Big Board Number, NAME, POS \[2024 PFF RANK\]
The Chiefs May Need to Reinvent Their Offense (An Off-season Breakdown) — [Hey guys, I do a lot of writing, so if you can appreciate the effort here I'll have a lot more going up throughout the off-season on my substack!](https://guidetoteambuilding.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/157279380?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fhome)
It might be odd to suggest that a team that has been to three straight Super Bowls, won two, and just went 15-2, weren’t exactly great this year, but the Kansas City Chiefs may need to reinvent their offense.
Initially, they stayed ahead of the NFL
With the release of the All-Pro team selections, PFR has also released the Approximate Value totals for every player this season! — Top 200 players by Approximate Value: [https://stathead.com/tiny/PqRl2](https://stathead.com/tiny/PqRl2)
Hit up this article for what AV means: [Approximate Value | Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/about/approximate_value.htm)
Top 10 includes THREE Lions and two Eagles, while Lamar Jackson leads the way for the second time in his career. Jayden Daniels, with an AV of 20, is the third most valuable rookie season ever, behind Patrick Peterson (22 in 2011) and Ed
Safety Survivor's 2nd Annual All-Pro 1st & 2nd Teams — Last year we published an All-Pro team that I called exclusively stats-based which was not appreciated by you all. This year, I'll state the goal differently. We want to create an All-Pro team that is as free from bias as possible. Media members tend to overrate certain players based on their past, and those from smaller-market teams have a harder time being selected.
Let me know what you all think.
*Note: Italicized players are making their 2nd consecutive Safety Survivor All-Pro team.*
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2025 Pro Bowl Rosters if Decided by PFF Grade — Pro Bowl rosters are always a popularity contest, but it has a big effect on players. Selections could mean more money in free agency, more pay based on incentives, etc. Below are both the AFC & NFC Pro Bowl rosters based on PFF grade.
Instead of using "defensive end", "outside linebacker", & "inside linebacker", I am using EDGE (lines up on D-Line) and Linebacker (off-ball). Otherwise, you have an entire team of pass rushers who get in. I'm glad that the All-Pro team has changed this, but the