2023 Schedule
PRESEASON | ||||||
Week 1 | 8/13 | at New Orleans Saints | 12:00 p.m. | KSHB | ||
Week 2 | 8/19 | at Arizona Cardinals | 7:00 p.m. | KSHB | ||
Week 3 | 8/26 | Cleveland Browns | 12:00 p.m. | KSHB | ||
REGULAR SEASON | ||||||
Week 1 | 9/7 Detroit Lions 7:20 pm | NBC | ||||
Week 2 | 9/17 at Jacksonville Jaguars 7:15 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 3 | 9/24 Chicago Bears 3:25 pm | FOX | ||||
Week 4 | 10/1 at New York Jets 7:20 pm | NBC | ||||
Week 5 | 10/8 at Minnesota Vikings 7:15 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 6 | 10/12 Denver Broncos 7:15 pm | Prime Video | ||||
Week 7 | 10/22 Los Angeles Chargers 3:25 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 8 | 10/29 at Denver Broncos 3:25 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 9 | 11/5 Miami Dolphins (Germany) 8:30 am | NFL NET | ||||
Week 10 | BYE WEEK | |||||
Week 11 | 11/20 Philadelphia Eagles 7:15 pm | ESPN on ABC | ||||
Week 12 | 11/26 at Las Vegas Raiders 3:25 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 13 | 12/3 at Green Bay Packers 7:20 pm | NBC | ||||
Week 14 | 12/10 Buffalo Bills 3:25 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 15 | 12/18 at New England Patriots 7:15 pm | ESPN | ||||
Week 16 | 12/25 Las Vegas Raiders 12:00 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 17 | 12/31 Cincinnati Bengals 3:25 pm | CBS | ||||
Week 18 | 1/7 at Los Angeles Chargers TBD | TBD | ||||
Home games listed in bold | ||||||
All times are listed in central time. Find tickets at chiefs.com/tickets |
CHIEFS NEWS
NFL NEWS
Reports: Cowboys restructure QB Dak Prescott deal, create $4M cap space
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott restructured his contract to lower his nearly $60 million salary cap figure for 2024 and create $4 million for Dallas under the cap, according to multiple reports.Prescott is entering the final year of a four-year, $160 million contract. The 30-year-old agreed to add void years to his contract to allow the Cowboys to convert his $5 million roster bonus to a signing bonus, ESPN reported, which removes $4 million from the team’s 2024 cap.
At $55.45 million, Prescott’s cap figure remains the second-highest in the NFL for 2024 behind Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson ($63.97 million).
A long-term contract extension is expected for Prescott and would lower his cap figure immensely and might be necessary with free agency looming for pass rusher Micah Parsons and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, among others on the Dallas roster.
Prescott on Monday also introduced his baby daughter to fans with photos posted to social media. Prescott and his girlfriend, Sarah Jane Ramos, shared five pictures of the newborn nicknamed MJ — Margaret Rose Jane Prescott.
“Being your parents is the biggest blessing life has to offer and we are so fortunate that you are ours! Welcome into this world, baby girl, you will always be loved and protected! We are so IN LOVE with you, Love, Mom & Dad,” the post reads.
Reports: Patriots signing WR K.J. Osborn
The New England Patriots are bringing aboard one of the top remaining free agent receivers, signing former Minnesota Vikings wideout K.J. Osborn, according to multiple reports Sunday.
Osborn played a complementary role to standout Justin Jefferson in Minnesota, recording 158 receptions for 1,845 yards over the past three seasons.
He started 30 of his 59 games with the Vikings, contributing 15 touchdown receptions.
Osborn, who turns 27 in June, was a fifth-round pick by Minnesota in 2020.
The Patriots, who traded quarterback Mac Jones during this offseason, are likely to draft a QB with their first-round pick (No. 3 overall). New England’s receiver room is led by JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Reagor.
Reports: QB Tyler Huntley reaches deal with Browns
Huntley joins a crowded quarterback room consisting of Deshaun Watson, Jameis Winston and Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
Huntley, 26, spent four seasons as a backup to Lamar Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens. Huntley was named to the Pro Bowl in 2022 after completing 67.0 percent of his passes for 658 yards and two touchdowns in six games (four starts).
Huntley has thrown for 1,957 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions in 20 games (nine starts) with the Ravens. He signed with Baltimore in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Utah.
Steelers QB Justin Fields ‘ready for this next chapter’
Justin Fields said goodbye to Chicago following his trade from the Bears to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.
“Can’t say thank you enough to the city of Chicago for taking me in and embracing me,” Wilson posted on social media. “Thank you to the entire Bears organization and ownership for allowing me the opportunity to be part of such a historic franchise. But most of all thank you to my all my brothers that I played with. You all were the reason I attacked each day the way I did. I can’t thank you all enough for what y’all have meant to me over the last 3 years through the ups and downs. I wish each one of you nothing but success. Ready for this next chapter!”
The next chapter apparently will be as the backup to veteran quarterback Russell Wilson. The Steelers have seen an overhaul of their quarterback room, with Wilson signing a one-year deal, former starter Kenny Pickett being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, Mitchell Trubisky returning to the Buffalo Bills, longtime backup Mason Rudolph signing as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans and the acquisition of Fields for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.
That pick could become a fourth-rounder if Fields plays at least 50 percent of the snaps for Pittsburgh.
Reports Sunday indicated Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reached out to both Wilson and Fields as the deal was closed on Saturday to let them know Wilson currently stands as the starter and Fields as QB2.
“Let’s get it @justnfields! QB room bout to be (three fire emojis),” he wrote.
Only 25, Fields threw for 2,562 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 13 starts in 2023.
He completed 61.4 percent of his throws and rushed for 657 yards and four touchdowns. Fields suffered a right thumb injury and missed four games last season for the 7-10 Bears.
The Bears selected him No. 11 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
The deal opens the door for Chicago to draft a quarterback, widely expected to be Southern California’s Caleb Williams, with the No. 1 overall selection.
Reports: Commanders to sign former first-round pick Noah Igbinoghene
The Washington Commanders are signing cornerback Noah Igbinoghene to a free agent deal, according to multiple reports Sunday.
A first-round pick by the Dolphins in 2020, Igbinoghene will be playing for his third team. Miami traded him to the Dolphins last August, and he became a free agent at the end of the 2023 season.
He becomes the fourth member of the Cowboys’ 2023 roster to move to the rival Commanders since Washington hired Dan Quinn as head coach in February. Quinn was the defensive coordinator in Dallas the past three seasons.
Igbinoghene, 24, is expected to play on special teams and provide depth in the secondary.
In 37 career games (five starts), he has recorded 29 tackles, one interception, five passes defensed and two fumble recoveries.
Reports: Bears sending QB Justin Fields to Steelers
Quarterback Justin Fields is heading from the Chicago Bears to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to multiple reports.
The Bears acquire a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick that, should Fields exceed 50 percent snaps this coming season, would become a fourth-round selection according to ESPN.
Still only 25, Fields threw for 2,562 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 13 starts in 2023.
He completed 61.4 percent of his throws and rushed for 657 yards and four touchdowns.
Pittsburgh signed veteran quarterback Russell Wilson and traded Kenny Pickett to Philadelphia this week. Pickett started 24 games in his two years with the Steelers.
An ESPN source said Fields is unlikely to be the starter in Pittsburgh, at least to begin the season.
The deal opens the door for Chicago to draft a quarterback, widely expected to be Southern California’s Caleb Williams, with the No. 1 overall selection.
“No one wants to live in gray, I know that’s uncomfortable,” Bears general manager Ryan Poles said Feb. 27. “I wouldn’t want to be in that situation either. So, we will gather the information, we will move as quickly as possible, we are not going to be in a rush and see what presents itself and what’s best for the organization.”
Fields suffered a right thumb injury and missed four games last season for the 7-10 Bears.
Reports: Raiders re-sign DT Adam Butler
The Las Vegas Raiders re-signed defensive tackle Adam Butler to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports Saturday.
Signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie in 2017, Butler played four seasons in New England. He then signed a two-year deal with the Miami Dolphins but was released after one year and sat out the 2022 season with an undisclosed injury.
Butler then signed a reserve/futures contract with the Raiders and proceeded to have a strong comeback season, playing in all 17 games and recording five sacks.
A native of Duncanville, Texas, Butler played college football at Vanderbilt.
The Raiders recently signed free agent defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who played with Butler in Miami.
Reports: Jets sign former Cowboys LT Tyron Smith
Veteran left tackle Tyron Smith is leaving Dallas after 13 seasons to sign with the New York Jets, NFL Network and ESPN reported on Friday.
Terms of the deal were not yet known for Smith, the decorated lineman who will take on the job of protecting Aaron Rodgers’ blind side in 2024.
Smith, 33, is a five-time All-Pro selection — two first-team and three second-team choices, including a second-team nod in 2023. He has been voted to eight Pro Bowls since taking over the Cowboys’ left tackle job.
Smith has not played more than 13 games in a single regular season since 2015 due to injuries. He played in just two in 2020 (neck surgery), 11 in 2021 (ankle injuries) and four in 2022 (torn hamstring).
The Jets, who ranked tied for 29th in sacks allowed (64) last year, have remade their offensive line in the first week of this offseason.
After releasing guard Laken Tomlinson, New York signed free agent guard John Simpson, who started all 17 games for the Baltimore Ravens in 2023. Then they acquired right tackle Morgan Moses from Baltimore in exchange for a fourth-round pick swap and a sixth-rounder.
Moses spent one season with the Jets in 2021.
Reports: Rams sign QB Jimmy Garoppolo to 1-year deal
The Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a one-year contract, according to multiple reports Friday.
Garoppolo, 32, will serve as the backup to Matthew Stafford in 2024 after he serves a two-game suspension for performance-enhancing substances.
Garoppolo spent last year with the Las Vegas Raiders after six seasons with San Francisco. He was benched after Josh McDaniels was fired as the Raiders’ head coach on Nov. 1, save for a spot appearance in which he had one incomplete pass and a sack in the team’s season finale against the Denver Broncos on Jan. 7.
Over seven games (six starts) in 2023, Garoppolo completed 65.1 percent of his throws for 1,205 yards with seven touchdowns and nine interceptions.
In February, Garoppolo was assessed a two-game ban to start 2024, reportedly for using a prescribed medication without having a valid therapeutic use exemption from the league. The Raiders released Garoppolo on Wednesday.
Across a 10-year career with the New England Patriots (2014-16), Niners (2017-22) and Raiders, Garoppolo has completed 67.4 percent of his throws for 15,494 yards, 94 touchdowns and 51 interceptions.
The Rams at times have employed John Wolford, Stetson Bennett and Baker Mayfield as a No. 2 quarterback in recent seasons.
Cowboys release LB Leighton Vander Esch, WR Michael Gallup
The Dallas Cowboys released linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and receiver Michael Gallup on Friday.
The Cowboys said Vander Esch was released with a failed physical designation. According to reports, the move frees up $2.14 million in salary cap space.
Vander Esch missed the final 12 games of the 2023 season with a neck injury and has long had problems with his neck.
The Cowboys said Gallup will be listed as a post-June 1 cut. The move reportedly saves Dallas $9.5 million.
Vander Esch, a first-round pick in 2018, sustained his latest neck injury during a 42-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 8.
San Francisco left tackle Trent Williams blocked Vander Esch into the side of Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons on a fourth-quarter play. Vander Esch had his head down as he made contact with Parsons and fell to the turf.
Vander Esch, 28, also sustained a neck injury in 2016 while at Boise State and a more serious one with the Cowboys in 2019. He had a neck operation in 2020 to fix nerve issues.
In 71 career NFL games (65 starts) with the Cowboys, Vander Esch had 469 tackles, 13 for loss, plus 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions. He was a Pro Bowl selection as a rookie in 2018.
Gallup, 28, had big seasons in 2019 and 2020 when he combined for 125 receptions, 1,950 yards and 11 touchdowns.
But he was limited to nine games in 2021 due to an ACL tear and that contributed to his decline.
Over the past three seasons, he never accumulated 40 receptions or 500 receiving yards. He had eight receiving scores during the span.
Overall, Gallup had 266 catches for 3,744 yards and 21 touchdown receptions in 86 games (67 starts) over six seasons with the Cowboys. Gallup was a third-round pick in the same draft that produced Vander Esch.