Chiefs News 11/11: As it stands, Chiefs would have the 17th pick in the NFL Draft

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2026 NFL Mock Draft: Three top-five QBs and a No. 1 pick nobody saw coming | CBS Sports

17 – Kansas City Chiefs

Avieon Terrell CB Clemson • Jr • 5’11” / 180 lbs Jaylen Watson and Joshua Williams are slated

to hit free agency after the season. Watson likely returns, but the Chiefs haven’t historically overvalued the position — and a Trent McDuffie extension should be a priority. Aveion Terrell steps in to fill the potential void.

2026 NFL Draft order and updated needs for every team | NFL.com

17 – Kansas City Chiefs

Strength of schedule: .500

Remaining SOS: .546 (8)

Week 11 opponent: at Broncos

Biggest needs: TE, CB, RB, DL, WR

The Chiefs have not drafted a tight end in the first three rounds since selecting Travis Kelce in 2013, but it might be wise for the team to invest in a young difference-maker at the position in 2026. Kelce, a future Hall of Famer, is in a contract year at 36 years old and Noah Gray, signed through 2027, is a solid backup.

Andy Reid on Chris Jones’ production: ‘We all need to do better’ | Chiefs Wire

During a media availability session on Monday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked if Jones needed to take his game to another level after Kansas City’s bye week.

Reid made a point to keep from throwing his veteran sackmaster under the bus, and emphasized that his whole team has room for improvement.

“I think we all need to do better,” Reid said, “I would say that. Chris (Jones) is always striving to do better every day. That’s what has made him (Chris Jones) such a good player. Again, he’s the guy that they’re going to focus on and if you’re getting a double team, that’s who’s getting doubled. He’ll get his as we go forward, it’s just important that he stays consistent and keeps working hard.”

Ex-Chiefs safety’s slide continues after Steelers made a telling decision | Arrowhead Addict

Thornhill signed a one-year free-agent deal with Pittsburgh last March to bolster the secondary and provide championship experience for Teryl Austin’s defense. The entire unit has disappointed through the first 9 games for the 5-4 Steelers, and now they’ve singled out Thornhill in the hopes of improving the unit. It also sends a warning shot to other lackluster performers.

The Steelers are filling Thornhill’s spot with the signing of safety Sebastian Castro on waivers following his release from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As for where Thornhill goes, that’s anybody’s guess.

Teams already familiar to Thornhill are the Kansas City Chiefs, who drafted him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, and the Cleveland Browns, who gave him life-changing money in the form of a three-year deal worth up to $21 million in 2023.

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Giants fire Brian Daboll as head coach, and he had it coming | SB Nation

Daboll was hired to much fanfare in 2022 as part of a culture shift inside the organization. Coming from winning pedigrees in Buffalo, Kansas City, and New England it initially felt like he was the right man to get the job done after winning Coach of the Year honors in his first season, when he led the Giants to a 9-7-1 record, a surprise playoff berth, and a playoff win.

Unfortunately things only went down from there.

Routinely the Giants were underachievers. Never the worst team in the league, but nothing about them inspired any kind of faith. In 2023 the team regressed with a revolving door of quarterbacks to finish 6-11, which got worse in 2024 with a 3-14 record. Every year began with the promise that this would be the time Daboll had the pieces to finally make things work, only to reveal more disappointment.

Bengals’ Joe Burrow practices, hopes to return Thanksgiving Day | ESPN

Burrow said Monday that it will be very meaningful if he can return from a turf toe injury on his left foot for the Thanksgiving Day game against the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 27. Two years ago, Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury during a November prime-time game at M&T Bank Stadium that was also on a Thursday night.

He officially returned to practice Monday in a limited capacity as the team opened his 21-day window to return from injured reserve.

“We’ll see how these next couple weeks go,” Burrow said in his first news conference since the injury. “There’s a lot that goes into it. There’s a lot of variables that you have to consider.”

Nick Sirianni Defends Decision to Go for Controversial 4th Down in Win vs. Packers | SI

Nick Sirianni put his Eagles in a dangerous spot on Monday when he decided to go for it on fourth-and-6 toward the end of the game against the Packers.

After recovering a Packers fumble on fourth-and-1 late in the fourth quarter with about 1:26 remaining, the Eagles, leading 10-7, appeared to be on their way to a victory. The Packers had two timeouts, and managed to stop the Eagles on the first three plays of their final series. Rather than attempt a field goal or punt the football away, the Eagles decided to go for it on fourth-and-6. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw deep to receiver A.J. Brown, and the pass fell incomplete.

This incompletion gave the Packers the ball back at their own 36-yard line with 27 seconds to go, handing them a good opportunity to gain at least 25 yards and attempt a potential game-tying field goal. Fortunately for the Eagles, the Packers offense that had been dysfunctional for much of the night wasn’t able to generate much else on the final drive. The Packers offense did enough to put kicker Brandon McManus in position to attempt a 64-yard field goal, but on a windy night at Lambeau, it easily missed.

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Breaking down the snaps

The Chiefs’ fourth-down attempts have been evenly divided between passes and runs — and the team has converted eight of the 10 plays of each type. This balance has made the team unpredictable in these situations — but it has also leaned heavily on one player: running back Kareem Hunt, who converted all eight rushing first downs. He’s also caught two fourth-down conversions — one of them good for a touchdown.

Wide receivers Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy have both collected a pair of fourth-down receptions — and each has also recorded a fourth-down score. Otherwise, Mahomes, the other wideouts (and tight end Travis Kelce) have pitched in to keep the sticks moving.