2025 Kansas City Chiefs season

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2025 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner The Hunt Family
General manager Brett Veach
Head coach Andy Reid
Home stadium Arrowhead Stadium

The 2025 season will be the Kansas City Chiefs' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their ninth under the leadership of general manager Brett Veach and their 13th under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs will enter the season as three time defending AFC champions.

Contents

Offseason

All transactions below have occurred in the 2025 offseason.

Futures contracts

Futures contracts are signed beginning with the conclusion of the previous season. They typically consist of players who spent a portion of the previous season on the practice squad of a team.

2025 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts
PlayerPosition
Chris Oladokun QB
Chukwuebuka Godrick T
Baylor Cupp TE
Anthony Firkser TE
Keaontay Ingram RB
Jason Brownlee WR
Justyn Ross WR
Tyquan Thornton WR
Darius Rush CB
Deon Bush S
Eric Scott DB
Jason Taylor DB
Shaun Bradley LB
Siaki Ika DT
Fabien Lovett DT

[1]

Players lost

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2024 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.

2025 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
PlayerPositionReasonNew team
Carson Wentz QBUFATBD
D.J. Humphries TUFATBD
Samaje Perine RBUFA Cincinnati Bengals
Jody Fortson TEUFATBD
Peyton Hendershot TEUFATBD
Mecole Hardman WRUFA Green Bay Packers
DeAndre Hopkins WRUFA Baltimore Ravens
Justin Watson WRUFA Houston Texans
Justin Reid SUFA New Orleans Saints
Keith Taylor CBUFA Atlanta Falcons
Joshua Uche DEUFA Philadelphia Eagles
Derrick Nnadi DTUFA New York Jets
Tershawn Wharton DTUFA Carolina Panthers
Spencer Shrader KUFA Indianapolis Colts

[1]

Signings

2025 Kansas City Chiefs signings
PlayerPositionPrevious team
Blake Lynch LBKansas City Chiefs Practice squad
Robert Tonyan TEKansas City Chiefs Practice squad
Cole Christiansen LBKansas City Chiefs
Jaylon Moore T San Francisco 49ers
Elijah Mitchell RB San Francisco 49ers
Kristian Fulton CB Los Angeles Chargers
Bailey Zappe QB Cleveland Browns
Gardner Minshew QB Las Vegas Raiders
Jerry Tillery DT Minnesota Vikings
Robert Rochell CB Green Bay Packers
Mike Edwards S Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Janarius Robinson DE Las Vegas Raiders

[1]

Trades

Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick only trades will go in draft section.

2025 Kansas City Chiefs trades
TeamReceivedCompensation
Chicago Bears4th round selection
2026 NFL draft
Joe Thuney

[2]

Draft

2025 Kansas City Chiefs draft selections
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 31
263
366From Titans [A]
95
4133
5167Traded to the Tennessee Titans [B]
6207Traded to the New York Jets [C]
7225Traded to the Arizona Cardinals [D] From Jets [C]
226From Panthers [E]
247Traded to the Carolina Panthers [E]
251Compensatory selection
257Compensatory selection

[8]

Draft trades

  1. ↑ The Chiefs traded a 2024 seventh-round selection and CB L'Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a third-round selection and a 2024 seventh-round selection. [3]
  2. ↑ The Chiefs traded a conditional fifth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for WR DeAndre Hopkins. The condition – that Tennessee would receive a fifth-round pick if the Chiefs failed to advance to Super Bowl LIX or Hopkins played in less than 60% of the Chiefs' snaps – was converted at the end of the regular season, with Hopkins having played in less than 50% of the Chiefs' 2024 snaps following the trade. [4]
  3. 1 2 The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Mecole Hardman. [5]
  4. ↑ The Chiefs traded a seventh-round selection to Arizona in exchange for DE Cameron Thomas. [6]
  5. 1 2 The Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection. [7]

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Senior vice president of football operations and strategy – Chris Shea
  • Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway
  • Director of player personnel/pro – Tim Terry
  • Director of player personnel/college – Ryne Nutt
  • Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis
  • Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson
  • Assistant director of football administration – Jack Wolov
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy
  • Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier
  • Quarterbacks – David Girardi
  • Running backs – Todd Pinkston
  • Assistant running backs – Porter Ellett
  • Wide receivers – Connor Embree
  • Tight ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive line – Andy Heck
  • Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei
  • Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton
  • Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Andy Hill
Coaching support staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
  • Football research analyst – Mark Richards
Strength and conditioning
  • Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder
  • Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid

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Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Restricted free agents (RFA)

Preseason

The Chiefs' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Chiefs' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. [9]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(AFC West)		 Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents
(AFC South)		 Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts 		Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents
(based on 2024 division placement)		 Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills
Interconference opponents
(NFC East)		 Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders 		Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Interconference opponent
(based on 2024 division placement)		 Detroit Lions —

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chiefs 2025 offseason overview: returning players, free agents, salary cap and the draft". arrowheadpride.com.
  2. ↑ "Roster Moves: Bears acquire Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson via trade". chicagobears.com.
  3. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (March 29, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Acquire Chiefs Cornerback L'Jarius Sneed Via Trade". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (October 24, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Trade WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs in Exchange for Conditional 5th Round Draft Pick". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ Easterling, Luke (October 18, 2023). "Jets Trade WR Mecole Hardman Back to Chiefs, Swap Draft Picks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Deal Cameron Thomas To Chiefs For Draft Pick". azcardinals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Here's a Look at the Chiefs Selections in the 2025 NFL Draft". chiefs.com.
  9. ↑ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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