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Shedeur Sanders has made a major decision regarding his NFL Combine participation just days before the event kicks off in Indianapolis.

Sanders, who is expected to be the first or second quarterback drafted in April, has certain analysts concerned by his middling arm strength.

And according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Sanders will not throw at the Combine this upcoming week, instead focusing on his interviews with teams.

The Colorado quarterback will throw at his school’s Pro Day afterwards, with his former teammates present.

Meanwhile, fellow top quarterback prospect Cam Ward was reportedly unsure if he would throw at the Combine, the AP reported last week.

Ward, a former star for Miami, does plan to throw at the Hurricanes’ Pro Day.

Sanders is expected to be an early first-round pick after a tremendous two years at Colorado

Sanders’ decision to not throw in Indianapolis comes amid questions from certain corners regarding his arm strength.

ESPN’s Field Yates ranked him behind Ward, and said ‘he doesn’t have a cannon of an arm,’ while noting his accuracy and ‘big-game mettle.’

Pro Football Focus analyst Nick Akridge, meanwhile, added that the passer’s ‘arm strength isn’t elite.

‘He lacks velocity, clearly visible on downfield passes that require extra juice to beat closing windows,’ he said.

Nonetheless, Sanders is expected to be taken early in the first round after a tremendous couple of seasons at Colorado after transferring from Jackson State.

He completed 74 percent of his passes last season and threw 37 touchdowns while the Buffaloes went 9-4 and flirted with a Playoff berth.

The first round of the NFL Draft is on April 24.

Patrick Mahomes gave fans a better glimpse of his bold new haircut this weekend, after shedding his mullet in the wake of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl heartache.

The Kansas City quarterback is well-known for his distinctive hairstyle but opted for a change after his team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.

The new style was first seen in pictures exclusively revealed by DailyMail.com last week, and Mahomes was all smiles on Saturday as he attended his daughter Sterling’s fourth birthday party.

In a series of videos and photos posted by wife Brittany on Instagram, Mahomes can be seen playing with Sterling at the party, while showing off his much shorter hairstyle in the offseason.

In one snap, Mahomes poses alongside former NFL quarterback-turned-personal trainer Nic Shimonek and their kids.

Wearing a blue t-shirt, the three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time MVP can also been seen playing with Sterling and also holding Bronze, while newborn Golden Raye was nowhere to be seen.

Mahomes gave fans a better glimpse at his shorter new hairstyle at the birthday bash

Mahomes is well-known for the distinctive mullet he had while playing for the Chiefs this year

Brittany also shared a series of other photos from the lavish bash, which included Minnie Mouse, Bingo and Bluey all making an appearance.

Unfortunately for the Mahomes’, the cartoon characters’ arrival sadly resulted in tears from both Sterling and Bronze, who appeared a little overwhelmed at the sight of them.

Patrick and his family have endured a topsy-turvy February that began with the Super Bowl, before they attended the funeral of the QB’s grandfather in Texas last week.

Sterling, Brittany, Patrick and Bronze Mahomes pose for photos at the fourth birthday party

Sterling did not appear too enamored by the appearance of several cartoon characters

Mahomes was first seen with shorter hair at his grandfather Randy’s funeral on Monday

Mahomes, wearing a black polo shirt and a red rose, was spotted with brother Jackson (top)

The month is seemingly ending on something of a happier note, though, with Sterling turning four. 

In a post on her Instagram on Friday, Brittany paid tribute to her daughter, writing: ‘Sterling Skye is 4! This sweetest, most kind little girl ever! 

‘I thank god everyday for choosing me to be your mom, you have taught me so much about life and what matters most and I truly am so thankful you made me a mama! 

‘You are the best big sister to Golden & Bronze and they are so lucky to have you guiding them. your Mom and Dad love you beyond and more. keep being you baby girl!!!’

Travis Kelce will bring home a massive payday if he decides to return for another season.

The Chiefs tight end, 35, was noncommittal about his playing future after his team’s Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, saying on his subsequent New Heights podcast that he would ‘take some time to figure it out.’

But if he is still on Kansas City’s roster by March 15, he will receive a $12.5million roster bonus, according to Spotrac.

That figure would come in addition to the $4.5million in base salary he is set to receive in 2025.

If Kelce retired – or was cut by the team – it would save the Chiefs $17million in cap space.

And if Kelce does choose to hang his cleats up, he is expected to inform the Chiefs of that decision before the bonus kicks in.

Kelce was relatively quiet in Super Bowl LIX, as he caught four passes for just 39 yards

The Athletic previously reported that the Chiefs want to know whether Kelce is playing or retiring around March 14 – the day before the sum would be awarded to the player. 

That date is also about five weeks before the NFL Draft – where the Chiefs could look to replace Kelce if he decides he’s done playing.

Kelce was fifth among tight ends in 2024 with 823 receiving yards, though that total was his lowest since his sophomore season in 2014. 

The tight end also hauled in just three touchdowns this season and was quiet in Super Bowl LIX, catching four passes for 39 yards in his team’s 40-22 loss.

However, the latest indications are that he will continue playing, as revealed by The Athletic’s Dianna Russini earlier this week.

Speaking on the Rich Eisen Show, Russini said that, from conversations she’s had, there’s ‘definitely a sense’ that Kelce will continue playing.

Russini added that the Chiefs ‘feel pretty good that Travis has got a little bit more left in him.’

Ahead of the Super Bowl, Kelce said he hoped to still be playing in three years, but struck a different tone when he spoke on New Heights after the Chiefs’ 40-22 Super Bowl loss.

‘I’m gonna take some time to figure it out,’ Kelce said. And I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back that it’s gonna be a wholehearted decision and I’m not half-a**ing it, and I’m fully here for them.

‘I think I can play, it’s just whether or not I’m motivated or it’s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person to take on all that responsibility.’

Steve Smith Sr. has been married to his childhood sweetheart wife Angie since 2000, after the pair met while studying together at the University of Utah.

They tied the knot while still at college, and have been together ever since, with Angie by his side throughout his time in the NFL and his post-playing days on TV.

The pair have four children together: Peyton, Baylee, Boston and Steve Jr, and the family-of-six recently posed together for an adorable Christmas photo posted to Instagram.

Smith Sr has regularly spoken about his love for his family, even claiming that the ‘most important thing he did’ in his football career was to ‘make sure that my kids don’t need to play sports in order to attend college’.

He added: ‘They don’t need to run, jump, catch or flip.’

Smith Sr himself certainly did a lot of running, jumping and catching in his own career, in which he became a five-time Pro Bowler and an inductee in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Smith met his wife at college in Utah and they have been married for 25 years with four kids 

Smith and his wife Angie pose for a photo at a charity event back in January 2019

He began his career with the Panthers in 2001, playing 13 seasons in Carolina before ending his career with three years in Baltimore.

He is still loved in Baltimore now, even recently surprising fans by taking charge of the Ravens’ Marching Band ahead of a game against the Bills last September.

After his playing career came to an end, Smith Sr moved into TV work, where he has worked as an analyst for NFL Network, where he remains to this day.

He signed his first TV deal just a month after retiring from the NFL, and has also been part of the Carolina Panthers’ own in-house TV team.

He also hosts a podcast – Cut To It – where he gives his takes on all things sports. 

Jason and Kylie Kelce may be done having children despite rumors the couple wanted to keep having kids until a male offspring was born. 

The decision to keep their immediate family at six, after Kylie’s fourth pregnancy was announced last year, comes after an admission by Jason about possibly getting a vasectomy. 

The medical procedure, referred to as the ‘V-word’ by Jason, came up during an appearance on ‘The Steam Room’ podcast, hosted by Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley, with Kelce as a special guest. 

Jason was asked directly about the rumor during the interview, with him giving a unique answer. 

‘I mean, listen, that’s not up to me, that’s not my decision… but I think Kylie is about coming to the end of wanting to pop these things,’ Jason said of more children. 

‘We’ll see. This one might be it. We’ve talked about the V-word, we brought it up. I don’t know if it’s going to happen or not, but we’ll see.’

The couple has three daughters and a fourth on the way with rumors about wanting a son

‘I don’t think it’s necessarily if we want to have a boy because, at the end of the day, we’re not shooting with good percentages. We’ve got to give up on that idea.’

In fact, they’re going 0-for-4 in the first grandson of Ed and Donna Kelce being born. 

Kylie and Jason are already parents to 5-year-old Wyatt, Elliotte, 3, and 2-year-old Bennett, with girl No 4 expected in a few months. 

Jason is not the only one to speak on the rumor recently, as Kylie gave her take on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast earlier this month.

‘There was this moment when we found out we were having our fourth girl where I was like, “We’ve always said we wanted four kids, maybe I won’t get to meet a little Jason,” which was a little bit weird,’ Kylie said.   

Both of Jason and Kylie’s lives have seen a massive rise in interest over the last two years, ever since Jason’s younger brother, Travis Kelce, began dating Taylor Swift. 

Travis has not made a decision on his NFL future yet this offseason, with his relationship with Swift only growing in the public eye. 

It was last March when Jason made the decision to retire from the NFL, becoming an ESPN analyst soon after.  

Nearly two weeks removed from the most secure Super Bowl of all-time, famous YouTuber Airrick revealed how he, along with two friends, came up with a plan to successfully sneak into the NFL’s championship game.

Airrick, who has nearly 16million subscribers on YouTube, went to New Orleans with cameraman Jack Zeile the Friday before the game to devise a plan. 

Any plan would be ambitious, as President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, and hundreds of other celebrities attended the Super Bowl.  

Their original of finding a soft spot in the security detail plan took a serious detour after Airrick, whose real name is Eric Decker, with no relation to the former NFL wide receiver of the same name, was arrested for walking onto private property. 

Six hours after being booked into a New Orleans jail, Airrick was released and devised a plan to create a ‘human trojan horse’ where two people would fit under one costume on a motorized scooter to get into the game. 

Airrick himself did not want to risk going into the game, as he was already jailed in the city. He convinced Zeile and comedian friend Fudge, to be the two men to get into the game.  

The Super Bowl was the most secure NFL game of all-time with hundreds of celebrities going

President Donald Trump became the first sitting Commander In Chief to attend the Super Bowl

In an oversized Kansas City Chiefs hoodie and sweat pants, Fudge and Zeile got through the first two layers of security before the motorized scooter died as they approached the third. 

Out of contact with Airrick, Zeile and Fudge ripped off their costume and deserted the scooter and were not taken away by security. 

Scenes of the duo enjoying the game and getting back to their hotel room of their own accord were shown at the end of the video. 

Airrick has previously tried to sneak into two separate Super Bowls, with him considering this year’s championship game the toughest due to how secure New Orleans was for Trump’s arrival. 

The NFL has not commented on the video and no legal ramifications are expected from Airrick admitting to trying to sneak into the game. 

Security for this year’s Super Bowl had been ramped up with the expected arrivals of the President and Swift, the popstar girlfriend of Chiefs star Travis Kelce. 

Photos taken by DailyMail.com reporters hours before the game showed snipers on the roofs of nearby buildings watching over crowds as people file into the Superdome.

In particular, the snipers were seen on top of an Entergy building located on Poydras Street directly across from the stadium.

All routes to the stadium were blocked by cops and other strong security measures

The military were on hand to ensure that everyone stayed safe in New Orleans on Sunday

Security perimeter started a few hundred yards away from the stadium and that Secret Service personnel were operating the security scanners to get into the building.

Additionally, bomb-sniffing dogs were scouring the area as part of a wider effort that has been documented on social media by the Department of Homeland Security in the run-up to the Big Game.

A tweet from Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem ahead of the NFL showdown had shown pictures of her inspecting the Superdome with local officials. 

‘DHS has protected the NFL Super Bowl for 20+ years,’ the tweet from Noem read. ‘We’re working around the clock to ensure a safe and secure game day at the Superdome and in the city of New Orleans.’

These efforts came just over a month after the city was rocked by a terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 14 people and 57 injuries.

That attack took place on Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day and was carried out by an Islamic extremist Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. 

An ISIS flag was found on the back of the truck that he used to plow into the crowd of people that were in the streets celebrating the new year.

As a result of the attack, that day’s Sugar Bowl – a College Football Playoff game – was postponed by one day in order to do further security checks. 

Now, after that attack, and with the arrival of the President, further measures were taken to ensure security.

In addition to the snipers and police dogs, drones and other armed guards are parts of the security package. There was also a giant X-ray machine at the Superdome for vehicles to drive through in order to be scanned for explosives.

A copy of the bible that was given to OJ Simpson the day after the infamous Bronco chase could be set to go to auction in the coming days as items from his estate are being sold off.

Simpson passed away last April at the age of 76 and personal items he left behind are set to be auctioned off next month.

Among the items is a bible given to Simpson by one of his lawyers and personal friends, Robert Kardashian. 

Malcolm LaVergne, the executor of Simpson’s estate, told TMZ that the bible was given to ‘The Juice’ while he was in jail over the Bronco chase.

Inside the front cover, there contains an inscription to Simpson from Kardashian that is dated June 18, 1994 – exactly a day after the former NFL star’s arrest.

The inscription reads: ‘OJ, this book will help. God loves you and he will speak to you with his words. Read this book every day. God has a definite plan for your life. You are His child and He will use you again. I love you and God loves you. – Robert.’

Kardashian reportedly wanted the bible back, but Simpson did not return it to the family

Per TMZ, Kardashian supposedly wanted the book given back to his family after OJ had finished using it, but that didn’t happen. 

Robert Kardashian, the father of celebrities Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian, passed away in 2003 at the age of 59.

While the auction is planned to take place between March 12 and March 29, Simpson’s children can object to the sales before February 26.

Other items included for sale include photos of Simpson with politicians like President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. 

There is also a painting of Simpson made by Andy Warhol, a signed poster of Simpson with the Heisman Trophy, and photos of him as an actor in major motion pictures.

Simpson’s story is re-gaining attention as yet another docuseries about his murder trial was released by Netflix in late January.

Matthew Stafford could be making a Los Angeles exit, despite reports he wants to stay with the Rams. 

The quarterback, who won a Super Bowl with the franchise in 2022, is reportedly not ready to bring his 15-year career in the NFL to an end, despite previous retirement murmurings. 

However, it appears that the 37-year-old may not play out the remainder of his career at SoFi Stadium. 

The Rams have given Stafford permission to speak to other teams around the league in order to determine his value and potentially lay the foundation for a trade, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.

It marks just the latest twist in the saga, with Stafford’s future shrouded in uncertainty.  

Following the Rams’ Divisional Round defeat to eventual Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, in January, it was reported that Stafford did intend to return to play next season. 

There had been much speculation whether that season would be with the Rams, who handed him a six-year, $160million contract extension just three years ago.  

According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, people close to the quarterback ‘think that he ultimately wants to remain in Los Angeles and play for Sean McVay.’

Breer added, ‘We’ll see if the Rams can work out the contract part of this, which will determine what’s next.’

However, his future was cast into doubt yet again when it emerged that Los Angeles was said to be considering moving on from the veteran. 

That decision, however, reportedly had little to do with Stafford’s ability on the field and more to do with his wife.

According to Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd, Rams officials have grown ‘tired’ of Stafford’s outspoken wife speaking out in the media.

Stafford’s wife Kelly publicly hit out at the Rams earlier this month for putting his teammate and good friend Cooper Kupp on the trading block. 

‘My husband wants to win. He’s not trying to put a team in a bad situation,’ Kelly said on her ‘The Morning After’ podcast . ‘I will say the trading away of Cooper, I’m confused… because we were one play away from going to the NFC Championship, and I think if we go, win win.’ 

Reports had indicated Stafford wants to continue his partnership with head coach Sean McVay

Colin Cowherd believes LA officials have grown tired of Stafford’s outspoken wife Kelly

The quarterback’s Rams exit this offseason could set up a potential move for Aaron Rodgers

On his ‘The Herd’ show, Cowherd said: ‘The Rams like Matt Stafford but they’re tiring of the constant quarterback talk, his wife saying things publicly. They’re not real happy with Cooper Kupp going public with something they tried to keep quiet [looking to trade him].

‘They’re kind of over Cooper Kupp and with that a little bit Matt Stafford. They like him, but they don’t want to restructure his deal and give him a big contract.’

Cowherd then named the Giants as a potential landing spot for the 37-year-old, who just finished his fourth season in LA – claiming New York chiefs are plotting a move for him in the offseason.

‘Meanwhile the Giants do not like the quarterback [draft] class, and Brian Daboll, the head coach, and Joe Schoen, the GM, they’ve gotta win or they’ll be fired by Thanksgiving ,’ the sportscaster said. ‘So they are going to make a move, I believe, on Matt Stafford.’

The Rams will hope to take the Giants’ No. 3 draft pick in exchange for Stafford, Cowherd revealed, before searching for a ‘one to two-year rental quarterback’ themselves.

And he believes Rodgers, whose New York Jets departure was finally confirmed on Thursday, would be the perfect option given Michael LaFleur, the younger brother of Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, is offensive coordinator in LA.

The Kansas City Chiefs are staring down the barrel of a salary and free agency crisis as multiple players are set to depart the team.

KC has little cap space and is set to possible lose many key players – such as safety Justin Reid, linebacker Nick Bolton, defensive end Charles Omenihu, pass rusher Joshua Uche, running backs Samaje Perine and Kareem Hunt, and wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Mecole Hardman among others.

With the Chiefs hoping to keep their dynasty alive, it could force them to make moves that seem drastic or unpopular.

ESPN NFL analyst Aaron Schatz proposed one move that could save them cap space and give them some money to try and sign pieces: cut Travis Kelce.

On the surface, that might seem like a non-starter. Kelce is one of the most popular players in the league (his relationship with Taylor Swift has certainly boosted that) and has been a key contributor to three Super Bowl titles for the Chiefs.

Yet, diving into his on-field performance and the potential financial incentives paints a picture that makes sense if the Chiefs were to move on from him.

Cutting Kelce would free up $17m in salary as the Chiefs have dozens of players in free agency

Schatz points to data from Roster Management System that shows cutting Kelce would only lead to $2.5million in dead cap space for the Chiefs while saving them over $17million on the salary cap.

With Kansas City currently projected to have negative effective cap space, moving on from Kelce could be a relatively cheap way to fix their issues.

But then there’s the on-field aspect. Last season, Kelce posted his worst statistical year since he became a starter.

His 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns are the least of his career and with 8.5 yards per catch, 2024 was the first time in his career that he averaged under double-digit yards a catch.

At age 35, Kelce isn’t likely to have a career resurgence any time soon, but he’s set to be the fifth most-expensive player on the Chiefs next year by salary cap hit.

Next season is the last year on Kelce’s current contract. He would hit free agency in 2026.

During the first half of the Super Bowl, Philadelphia Eagles defender Nolan Smith reportedly tore his triceps and played through in the second half.

The injury has been revealed nearly two weeks after the game took place in New Orleans, with many fans of this star not noticing a difference in his play. The Eagles defeated the Chiefs in part due to their spectacular defensive play.

Smith had surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be ready for the 2025 season, per Ian Rapoport.

In the championship game, Smith did not record a tackle or a sack, but did hit Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes twice.

The Eagles’ pass-rusher was seen as jubilant during the game and at the championship parade in Philadelphia. 

Smith’s injury adds to the list of Eagles’ ailments the team played through to win their first Super Bowl in seven years. 

Smith had surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be ready for the start of next season

Brandon Graham came off injured reserve 10 weeks after triceps surgery and the offensive line pair of Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens had knee and back surgery respectively since the win. 

There is typically a six-month recovery time for a torn triceps, with that placing Smith’s return in the middle of the preseason. 

Smith will be entering the third year of a 4-season, near-$12million contract with the Eagles this fall as an integral piece of its defense.

Smith’s ordeal is similar to that of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, who tore his triceps clean off the bone in 2022 and was allowed to have one more big match before surgery sidelined him for several months. 

Rhodes suffered the injury in training less than a week before a main-event match against Seth Rollins. 

He was cleared for the bout, even with entertainment purposes abound, due to doctors saying he could not damage his triceps any further now that it was completely removed from the bone. 

It is unknown if Smith’s injury was of the same severity. 

Can Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson pull off his signature look?

Taking a cue from the 72-year-old former New England Patriots coach, the 24-year-old Hudson wore a team-issued sweatshirt on the red carpet before the Fanatics Super Bowl party on February 8 in New Orleans.

To be fair, she didn’t cut off the sleeves, as Belichick is known to do, but the reference was nonetheless obvious to football fans.

On Friday, the former college cheerleader posted an image of herself at the event alongside another photo of Belichick, the newly hired head coach at North Carolina, wearing a similar hooded sweatshirt of his own. Naturally, Hudson couldn’t help but ask her followers: ‘Who wore it better?’

‘Can’t beat the original!’ one fan wrote back on Instagram. ‘But Jordan dedicated gets style points.’

Others felt strongly that Belichick’s younger girlfriend was far more fetching in the outfit than Baby Boomer boyfriend.

Like Tom Landry and his hat, Bill Belichick is closely associated with cutoff sweatshirts 

Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson pose for a photo on the red carpet at the 14th Annual NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre on February 6 in New Orleans 

Jordon Hudson wanted to know if fans liked her in the Patriots sweatshirt more than Bill

‘If it was a prize fight….they would stop the fight in the first round,’ one added. ‘Jordan by a knockout.’

The couple recently had a romantic getaway in New York following the Super Bowl and Hudson followed that with a lengthy Instagram post defending their relationship and their 48-year age gap.

‘Let’s take a deeper dive into the hot topic of the day… “LOVE”…’ she wrote.

‘“What constitutes love?” or “what makes someone worthy of loving?” are questions that require a deep analysis and could possibly enable one to understand the romances that they may not understand nor relate to.

She added: ‘With such a limited character count, I cannot dissect nor comprehensively answer these questions, but I will exclaim a few basic concepts.’

Hudson then made several points that appeared to defend the nature of her and Belichick’s romance, such as: ‘The ways in which we develop our biological preferences are deeply personal in which we owe no justification nor explanation.’

She also wrote: ‘Love does not discriminate against sex, skin-color, religion, age, or ability.’

The couple have dated for years despite an age gap of almost 50 years, but they only went public in 2024.

Hudson, an ex-cheerleader, was spotted flaunting a ring on her left ring finger at a charity event in New Orleans before the Super Bowl.

NFL linebacker De’Vondre Campbell unleashed a profane tirade at social media critics after being slammed for allegedly quitting on his San Francisco 49ers teammates during the season.

‘Listen,’ the furious soon-to-be free agent wrote on X. ‘I’m sick of all you b**** a** n***** jumping under my tweets.’

Campbell had signed a $5 million, one-year contract with San Francisco in March and went on to start 12 of the team’s first 13 games while playing on 90 percent of defensive snaps. 

But after being benched in December and then asked to enter into the third quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Rams, Campbell simply refused to re-enter, according to his coaches.

‘It’s been 2 months and I have yet to address the situation cause I know the truth and don’t care to clear anything up,’ Campbell continued on X.

He also referred to the 49ers as ‘them b**** a** n*****’ while warning everyone to stop talking about him.

Campbell lashed out at critics who were slamming him for allegedly quitting on the 49ers

He also took aim at retired players who criticized him publicly rather than reaching out to him

‘That goes for all them old a** retired n***** that jumped on TV speaking on my name when they could’ve reached out to me and heard it from the horses (sic) mouth but they just took what the 49ers said and ran with it. Yall n***** p**** too f*** all of yall.’

And Campbell wasn’t done there.

He topped off his on-line rant by declaring himself to be above the fray.

‘They get mad when they can’t successfully troll you,’ he wrote. ‘I’m a real n**** you can’t get under my skin my life is great. I get on here say whatever I want then I log off and go on with my day while yall sit here mad. With that being said I hope everyone has a great Friday.’

The 49ers suspended Campbell after he allegedly refused to play against the Rams. By banning him, as opposed to releasing him, San Francisco prevented him from joining a rival team heading into the playoffs.

‘His actions from the game are not something you can do to your team or teammates and still expect to be a part of our team,’ 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said.

Campbell ultimately declared himself to be above the fray and wished everyone a good night

Nicole Campbell and De’Vondre Campbell attend the 13th Annual NFL Honors in Las Vegas

Campbell was seen walking off the field with a towel draped over his head against the Rams. Afterwards Shanahan said he didn’t know why the linebacker was headed towards the locker room before the final gun.

‘Once I found out he wasn’t playing, I moved on to people we could count on,’ he said.

Campbell’s decision left his teammates angered and bewildered.

‘He’s a professional,’ cornerback Charvarius Ward said after the game. ‘He’s been playing for a long time. If he didn’t want to play, he shouldn’t have dressed out. He could have told them before the game. 

‘So I feel like that was selfish. It definitely hurt the team. Dre went down and we needed a linebacker. … For him to do that, that’s sucker [stuff] in my opinion. He’s probably going to get cut soon.’

With retirement rumors hovering over Travis Kelce’s future, older brother Jason insists the Chiefs tight end has already decided his next step.

After getting dominated by Jason’s former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in the Super Bowl, speculations about Travis’ future began circulating as some fans operated under the assumption that he was stepping away from the football field.

Speaking on The Steam Room podcast with Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson, Jason addressed his brother’s thought process and concluded that a decision had been made.

‘I think he probably, in his heart, already knows what he wants to do,’ Jason shared. ‘That’s the reality of it.’

‘I’m sure we will talk about it. We’ve already talked about it a little bit, and I’m sure he’s going to go through a process of figuring that out,’ Jason told Barkley and Johnson. ‘We’re very similar people, but we also have different ways of thinking about things.’

‘And sometimes I can way overanalyze situations, and my brother has this way of being like, ‘Hey man, you want to play or you don’t want to play.”

‘He’ll say something like that where it’s just like, don’t worry about all of these minor things,’ Jason continued. ‘And nine times out of ten, he’s right about all of it.’

In his tenth year with Kansas City, Travis’ numbers have fallen significantly from previous campaigns. While he tallied 97 receptions, four more than last year, the tight end saw career-low yards (823) and touchdowns (3).

Philadelphia held Kelce to four receptions out of six targets and a paltry 39 yards. They also sacked quarterback Patrick Mahomes six times in the defensive masterpiece in the Super Bowl.

Earlier this month, The Athletic’s Nate Taylor reported that the Chiefs want Kelce to return for another season. However, he would have to be okay with not being the focal point of the offense and become a role player.

The three-time Super Bowl champion addressed the whispers in the latest installment of the New Heights podcast.

‘I’m gonna take some time to figure it out,’ said Kelce. ‘And I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back that it’s gonna be a wholehearted decision and I’m not half-a**ing it, and I’m fully here for them.

‘I think I can play, it’s just whether or not I’m motivated or it’s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person to take on all that responsibility.’

NFL fans raved over a reposted montage of Jason Kelce’s Draft Combine performance from 2011.

A week from the 2025 combine in Indianapolis, the NFL’s X page posted the clip to build anticipation for the upcoming three-day camp.

‘Throwing it back to 2011 when an underrated prospect named Jason Kelce stole the show at the Combine,’ they captioned.

Fans raved about Kelce’s athletic display, which punched his ticket into the big league. Despite his size, the then-24-year-old showcased his running and leaping abilities on the Combine field.

‘Crazy to think Jason Kelce was once an underrated prospect. One of the greatest to ever do it,’ one fan wrote.

‘He’s fast what a throwback,’ another added.

A third chimed in, pointing out ‘Bro was movin!!!!’ Meanwhile, a fourth commented ‘The rest is the history.’

‘Future superbowl champion Jason Kelce,’ a fifth emphasized.

Kelce clocked in a 4.93-second 40-yard dash, 1.76 seconds on the 10-yard split, and 4.14 seconds on the 20-yard shuttle.

Furthermore, he tallied a 30.5-inch vertical jump and a 9’2″ broad jump. Kelce ranked 17th with a 58 production score and had the highest athleticism score at 98. His total score of 75 ranked him 10th in the class.

The Eagles selected Kelce out of Cincinnati with the 191st pick in the draft. He remained in The City of Brotherly Love for 13 years before retiring in 2024.

Kelce called it a career after six First-Team All-Pro and seven Pro Bowl selections. The crown jewel of his NFL story was his Super Bowl win in 2017.

Outside the field, Jason and his brother Travis Kelce made names for themselves as media personalities. Kelce joined ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown crew after retiring.

The Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast also became one of the top sports podcasts across platforms.

The New Orleans Saints are hiring former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley to become their new defensive coordinator. 

Staley was the Chargers head coach for three seasons, departing the team mid-season after an embarrassing 63-21 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Last year, Staley served as an assistant head coach on the San Francisco 49ers. 

Earlier this month, the Saints hired Kellen Moore to be their next head coach after one season as the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, leading them to a Super Bowl title. 

The championship victory over the Kansas City Chiefs took place in New Orleans, setting the tone for a new era in the Big Easy. 

During Staley’s final season in Los Angeles, Moore was his offensive coordinator, reuniting the two, but with Staley not calling the shots this time around.  

Staley reunites with Kellen Moore after the two worked together in Los Angeles in 2023

Moore retired from the NFL in 2017 and has had a quick rise to become a head coach, with his hire of Staley being one of his more critical early decisions. 

The end of Staley’s tenure in Los Angeles was blasted for his apparent nonchalance to his team. He could have seen the writing on the wall after that Raiders defeat. 

Prior to his time with the Chargers, Staley was on the defensive staffs of the Bears, Rams, and Broncos. 

Before coming to the NFL, Staley coached for more than a decade in college football, most notably as James Madison’s defensive coordinator.  

The Saints finished 2024 tied for last place in the NFC South with the Carolina Panthers with a 5-12 record.  

Kylie Kelce is pushing back on claims that she refused to eat food that Taylor Swift cooked for her while on a double-date with Kylie’s husband, Jason Kelce, and Taylor’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

In the ‘F*** Around and Find Out’ segment of her ‘Not Gonna Lie’ podcast, Kylie took issue with a recent headline published by Parade.

The headline in question read, ‘Why Kylie Kelce Refused to Eat Taylor Swift’s Home-Cooked Meal on Double Date with Singer’.

In the segment, Kylie explained that she had previously addressed this in an episode of the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast and that there were multiple problems with the claims made in the article.

She then went on to praise Taylor for how she’s happy for Travis and that the pair of them seem very solid in their relationship.

‘Well aren’t you about to find out. I, on “Call Her Daddy”, explained that we had gone on a double-date but that it was at home,’ Kylie said in the episode.

In reality, Kylie says that she didn’t eat on a double-date with the singer due to health concerns

‘There was a little bit of confusion because that meal at home was like a private dinner. So that was done by an outstanding chef. 

‘The homecooked meals that I did not get to enjoy were not because I refused to eat them, but because the child in my womb overwhelmed me with hormones that suggested that if I consume anything other than crackers that it might… be seen again, if you catch my drift.

‘Anyone that has experienced pregnancy nausea knows that it’s not a choice. At 8 weeks that’s not a choice. I’ve known women who lived on only waffles for their entire first trimester. There’s women who can only stomach cereal or crackers or pretzels. And you know what? sometimes that’s me

‘I didn’t refuse anything, I wouldn’t refuse anything especially if I was without child. just to set the record straight, the weekend we were together where I was unable to stomach the dinner homecooked meal, I did get the chance to try – I believe they were funfetti pancakes. Regardless, they hit. They were so good. Baby liked them, I loved them, they were very very good

‘The thing that bothers me the most about this headline, besides the fact that I directly addressed why I didn’t eat the meal in the “Call Her Daddy” episode… why are we trying to pit women against women? Why we doin’ that? That seems dumb and counterproductive.

‘Anyone that asks me in person, I am very forthcoming with how much I love and appreciate her and how much I love the fact that you can tell how happy Travis is and that’s what I care about.

‘So let’s not pit women against women, let’s stop writing articles when there’s not any beef to write articles about and let’s recognize the fact that I would not refuse a homecooked meal. I would not refuse a homecooked meal because I love food… unless its beets.’

In the same episode, Kylie revealed that Jason is not her emergency contact in her phone.

Kylie also went on to praise the influence that Swift has had on the Kansas City Chiefs star

In the same episode, Kylie revealed that Jason is not her emergency contact on her phone

‘My husband is not my emergency contact. I know, earth-shattering. My mother is my emergency contact, and let me tell you why,’ said Kylie.

‘He gets so many random people calling him,’ said Kylie. ‘It is insane how many people call him from random phone numbers.’

Kylie added that Jason’s overwhelming phone calls have programmed him to ignore his phone unless the number is saved in his contacts.

She also noted that if her mother were to call Jason, ‘he would pick up the phone without question.’

‘I have full faith,’ said Kylie. ‘I would have it be Jason if I thought he would answer the phone. I do trust my husband to handle s*** and to be there for me.’