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The ways in which Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Nohl Williams has been talked up by the football media this offseason have piled up, raising expectations for the second-year player. Whether he’s predicted to “break out” or called the team’s “most promising player,” there is anticipation that Williams will ascend to impact-player status.
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seemed like an obvious middle-round Steve Spagnuolo corner up to and including the moment the Chiefs drafted him in the third round. Behind Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, Williams could never be more than third in the rotation. With both gone, he’ll be fighting with Kristian Fulton for a starting job opposite 2026 first-rounder Mansoor Delane.
Veteran OL Brady Christensen recently told Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer that his doctors cleared him for contact football. This comes after undergoing season-ending Achilles surgery back in October. After a long wait to enter the free-agent market, the former Carolina Panthers O-Lineman is ready for a new opportunity in 2026.
“I’m always looking for the best opportunity, not only for me, but for my family as well,” Christensen said.
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“It’s insane … the first day we got him, it was like a little seven-on-seven in OTAs, and he caught like just like a flat route, like it was like a bubble-slant RPO, and he was the bubble. He caught the bubble, nobody got within two arms length of him. He just ran down the sideline, and I’m just sitting here like we just got the most electric player in the draft,” Kelce said laughing.
Even without premier sack production in recent seasons, it’s impossible to deny that the former second-round pick is a game-wrecker against the pass. In the same aforementioned pass rush win rate metric, he led all defensive tackles at 20% to end last year. He also ranked second in Pro Football Focus pass rush grade at 90.7 and was third in logged pressures with 63.
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If the Chiefs’ “logjam” at cornerback costs Kohou his job in Kansas City, the Dolphins should have his agent on speed dial, even if it comes during final cuts. Kohou would immediately give the Dolphins a familiar staple in the secondary. A starter inside with the potential to slide outside if needed.
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Colts to add kicker Adam Vinatieri to team’s Ring of Honor | ESPN
Already scheduled to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month, Vinatieri on Wednesday was announced as the next player to be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts’ Ring of Honor.
Vinatieri will become the 21st person associated with the franchise to receive that distinction when he is honored Oct. 18 during the Colts’ game against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium.
In the little time he’s been in Kubiak’s system, the No. 1 overall pick has seen similar expectations from his new head coach.
“You see the same similarities with coach Kubiak pushing and really making sure you’re doing everything, rather than giving you a pat on the back, finding something to improve, because I have a lot to improve on,” he said.
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“Like, they’re working hard to get the ball and they don’t get it. So they get frustrated so easy, and I almost think, like, when I see these NFL offseasons, I think, I swear to God, I think now, like, ‘This is just déjà vu.’ I’ve been seeing the same shit since 2000 when I came into the league. You know, this guy . . . gets in trouble, he’s arrested. This guy gets cut, this guy gets traded. This guy’s unhappy at receiver. You know what I mean? It’s like Real Housewives of the NFL.”
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It was a small sample size, but over the 38 pass snaps Royals played for the Chiefs in his rookie year, he aligned out wide in the formation, according to Pro Football Focus.
That is consistent with his usage as a playmaker at Utah State: in 2024, Royals aligned on the outside for 78% of his pass snaps, and in 2023, that number was 91%.
It’s a positive indicator for Royals, simply because the Chiefs’ wide receiver room is mostly stocked with players who work best as slot receivers, whether it’s Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy or rookie Cyrus Allen, who aligned in the slot for 92% of his pass snaps at the University of Cincinnati in 2025.
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