Division rivals chasing Chiefs. Blog King, Mass Appeal KANSAS CITY — Former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden once said, “speed kills,” and our Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are living proof of that. Arnie Stapleton of the Associated Press concocted an editorial delineating the impact KC is having on the personnel decisions of AFC West division rivals. The ...

TMZ shares another Kareem Hunt video. Blog King, Mass Appeal CLEVELAND — TMZ has released another Kareem Hunt video; except this time it involves a cop. The first video, released in November 2018, shows the Cleveland Browns halfback kickin’ the sh*t out of a young white woman in a hotel. The most recent footage, disclosed Monday, shows a lachrymose Hunt ...

Tony Gonzalez finally enshrined.  Blog King, Mass Appeal CANTON — If you’re a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, the 2019 NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony held special meaning. Three former Chiefs — Johnny Robinson, Ty Law and Tony Gonzalez — received their effigies Saturday night in Canton, Ohio. The latter delivered the final speech. After years of harboring morose ...

Clark traded to KC, natives not happy.  Blog King, Mass Appeal KANSAS CITY — Super Bowl or Bust? For the second year in a row, the Kansas City Chiefs won’t make a first round selection in the NFL Draft. That’s because KC blindsided the football world on Tuesday by trading first and second round picks to the Seattle Seahawks in ...

Tyreek Hill lost custody of child.  Blog King, Mass Appeal OVERLAND PARK — There was wildfire speculation Tyreek Hill’s 3-year-old son was extracted from home amid ghastly reports of child abuse. Turns out, the scuttlebutt was veracious. Thursday night, KCTV5 aired an investigative report detailing the loathsome ordeal. As of now, it doesn’t appear Tyreek and his fiancé — Crystal ...

Hunt, Hill signify franchise problem. Blog King, Mass Appeal KANSAS CITY — Damn. When it rains, it pours. Friday morning, the NFL served Kareem Hunt an 8-game suspension for assaulting a white girl. A few hours later, we learned Tyreek Hill is under investigation in Overland Park, Kansas for breaking his 3-year-old son’s arm. Both incidents, in my estimation, signify ...

Rams star caught cussin’ out a fan. Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — Not sure what the NFL did wrong to TMZ. But there’s no question the embattled football league remains under the lambasting microscope of the world’s most inquisitive website. After spending the past few days airing the dirty laundry of Kareem Hunt and Montae Nicholson, TMZ dropped ...

Kaepernick gets Nike’s support. Blog King, Mass Appeal SAN FRANCISCO — The Helmet Rule. Concussions. National anthem protests. There’s so much going on with the NFL right now. But the league’s most poignant story stems from Nike’s shocking decision to feature former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the face of its “Just Do It” 30th anniversary campaign. In ...