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Here are a few other notes from Tuesday’s practice open to reporters:
• Quarterback Patrick Mahomes continued to participate in seven-on-seven drills but not with full-team run-throughs. That’s similar to the over the last two weeks during organized team activities.
Mahomes is roughly six months removed from surgery to repair a torn ACL and LCL he suffered in his left knee. He has stated multiple times this offseason that his personal goal is to return to play Week 1 against the Broncos.
• Rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane had no helmet and did not participate in practice Tuesday, which oftentimes signals an injury. Chiefs coach Andy Reid is set to talk to reporters again Thursday.
• Undrafted free agent right tackle Kahlil Benson was a practice standout, with Chiefs coaches appearing to be high on him. Benson started for national champion Indiana last season and signed with the Chiefs after impressing as a tryout player during rookie minicamp in April. Veteran Jaylon Moore and second-year player Esa Pole return as the top candidates for the starting right tackle job.
Chiefs trying out two tight ends | NFL Trade Rumors
According to Matt Derrick, the Chiefs are hosting TEs Kenny Yeboah and Mason Pline for tryouts during their minicamp this week.
Yeboah, 27, went undrafted out of Ole Miss back in 2021 before catching on with the Jets. He was waived coming out of the preseason and re-signed to the practice squad before later being promoted to the active roster.
Once-Questioned 2024 NFL Draft Prospects Proving Doubters Wrong at OTAs | SI
Xavier Worthy, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are without No. 1 wide receiver Rashee Rice at OTAs due to yet another off-field legal situation. That’s created some opportunity for other wideouts on the roster. For a Chiefs team trying to recapture postseason contention in 2026, third-year receiver Xavier Worthy has been among the offseason standouts.
Worthy has made various eye-opening plays at practice, per local beat reporter Nick Jacobs. Worthy has been more gadget-weapon than every-down receiver for the Chiefs through two seasons, and his sophomore campaign was a disappointment. Perhaps a breakout is coming.
2 Kansas City Chiefs longshots see opposite fates as roster move befalls one and another gains buzz at mandatory minicamp | A to Z Sports
According to the NFL’s daily personnel notice for Tuesday, the Chiefs waived UDFA DB Marlen Sewell to make room on the 90-man offseason roster for the reunion with L’Jarius Sneed. The move keeps Kansas City at 19 defensive backs (12 cornerbacks and 7 safeties).
A team captain for Vandy, Sewell appeared in 45 career games in college. He recorded 101 total tackles, three passes defended, a half-sack, and one forced fumble, primarily making his mark on special teams.
The Chiefs won’t hesitate to cut UDFA developmental talent if there’s a move out there that makes their roster better. Sewell won’t be the first or last player to get called in and informed of his release.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce stars in a new commercial for Six Flags | Kansas City Star
Could Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and superstar singer Taylor Swift spend part of their honeymoon at a Six Flags amusement park?
That’s highly unlikely of course, but Kelce is a brand ambassador for Six Flags in a deal that was announced in March.
“I’m super pumped about this. I can’t wait to get to a Six Flags near you, or get to (Ohio’s) Cedar Point here soon,” Kelce said on the New Heights podcast after he got the new gig.
Kelce and his brother, Jason, said they hoped to record a podcast episode at a Six Flags.
As part of his deal, Kelce will help market Six Flags parks and provide digital content across social media platforms. Six Flags said it will use Kelce’s NIL (name, image and likeness) in marketing campaigns.
To that end, Kelce appears in a new spot for Six Flags in which he receives a gold pass to every amusement park the company owns in the United States. And he can wear the gold ticket around his neck.
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Rams LT Alaric Jackson arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence | NFL.com
Officers responded to a domestic battery call in the 7400 Cliffside Court block of West Hills, California, at 10:46 p.m. PT on Monday. Jackson was subsequently arrested on a domestic violence charge at 12:30 a.m. and booked at Van Nuys Community Police Station at 4:24 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department jail records show.
Jackson was later released from jail at 7:20 a.m. after posting $50,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for June 30 in Los Angeles.
“We are aware of the incident regarding Alaric Jackson, and we take these matters very seriously,” the Rams told the Associated Press in a statement. “Due to this being an ongoing legal situation, we cannot comment further at this time.”
Jackson, 27, signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He emerged as a starting tackle in 2023, starting 45 out of 51 games the past three seasons.
Sources: Bengals restructure Burrow’s deal, free up cap space | ESPN
By adjusting the deal, the Bengals will gain $10 million in cap space for the upcoming season. The Bengals could have restructured up to $19.2 million by converting his entire base salary for the upcoming season.
The move was necessitated because of the predraft trade for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II. Before the restructured deal, the team had just $7.1 million in effective cap space for the upcoming season.
Cincinnati’s transaction was the latest in a slew of typically uncharacteristic offseason moves, highlighted by the acquisition of Lawrence in exchange for the 10th overall pick in this year’s draft.
How Broncos D plans to dominate again in 2026: There’s still ‘meat on the bone’ | The Athletic
The Broncos enter 2026 with remarkable continuity on defense. Defensive end John Franklin-Myers, who signed a lucrative contract with the Tennessee Titans, is the lone starter from last season’s unit who did not return. The depth spots are largely populated by holdovers with experience in Joseph’s scheme, which means the Broncos aren’t spending their offseason onboarding a host of key new figures. They may not get to pick up where they left off last season, but there is an intimate knowledge of how the defense can once again establish itself as a top unit.
“Coaches say all the time, ‘Ah, if we could just run it back, we could go be better,’ and then they let half their guys go and sign all new free agents, and you’re just like, ‘Were they lying to us? What was upstairs thinking?’” Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton told reporters earlier this month at an event to raise money for Special Olympics. “Instead, we’re in an organization right now where what they’ve said is completely true. … Now, we’ve had a year of winning where we got close. Instead of trying to fix something that isn’t broken with new pieces, we just kind of (reunited) the band, and we’re going to see what happens. I think we’re weeks, months, if not years ahead of a lot of teams in the league.”
That familiarity, Joseph has told his players to begin the offseason, must result in the Broncos improving one glaring weakness from last season: an inability to consistently create takeaways. Denver caused only 14 turnovers in 2025, a mark that ranked 26th in the NFL. It was the team’s lowest output since 2008. The Broncos had eight games in which they did not force a turnover, including in two of their three losses (Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars).
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4 takeaways from the Chiefs bringing back cornerback L’Jarius Sneed
2. The potential flexibility to deal Fulton for another piece
With the newfound depth, there is a possibility that the room as a whole performs well enough for one of the four cornerbacks capable of “starting” to be dealt. Fulton fits the bill if Sneed comes back as a dependable playmaker and the younger players behind the experienced ones develop as we’ve seen in the past under defensive backs coach Dave Merritt.
By the time the 2026 regular season arrives, there’s a chance general manager Brett Veach finds a trade partner, one who needs a cornerback to start and has a pass rusher it is willing to expend.
It’s important to have cornerback depth, but the Chiefs may have to weigh the position’s depth against the talent available up front to create pressure. Fulton does feel like the only real option to be traded, and it could be tough with a $13 million cap hit in 2026 and an $8 million dead cap, according to Spotrac.
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