2025 Kansas City Chiefs season

2025 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	0–1
Division place	4th AFC West
Uniform
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The 2025 season is 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.

In the offseason, Defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah was placed on season-ending Injured Reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2025 preseason. ^[1]

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
Player	Position
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

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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
Player	Position	Reason	New team
Carson Wentz	QB	UFA	Minnesota Vikings
D.J. Humphries	T	UFA	Los Angeles Rams
Samaje Perine	RB	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals
Jody Fortson	TE	UFA	TBD
Peyton Hendershot	TE	UFA	TBD
Mecole Hardman	WR	UFA	Green Bay Packers
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	UFA	Baltimore Ravens
Justin Watson	WR	UFA	Houston Texans
Justin Reid	S	UFA	New Orleans Saints
Keith Taylor	CB	UFA	Atlanta Falcons
Joshua Uche	DE	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles
Derrick Nnadi	DT	UFA	New York Jets
Tershawn Wharton	DT	UFA	Carolina Panthers
Spencer Shrader	K	UFA	Indianapolis Colts

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Signings

2025 Kansas City Chiefs signings
Player	Position	Previous team
Blake Lynch	LB	Kansas City Chiefs Practice squad
Robert Tonyan	TE	Kansas City Chiefs Practice squad
Cole Christiansen	LB	Kansas 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
Tremayne Anchrum	OL	Houston Texans

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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
Team	Received	Compensation
Chicago Bears	4th round selection 2026 NFL draft	Joe Thuney
San Francisco 49ers	6th round selection 2027 NFL draft	Skyy Moore
New York Jets	Derrick Nnadi	6th round selection 2027 NFL draft

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Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Kansas City Chiefs draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 31 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [6] 1 32 Josh Simmons OT Ohio State From Philadelphia Eagles 2 63 Omarr Norman-Lott DT Tennessee 3 66 Ashton Gillotte DE Louisville From Titans [A] 85 Nohl Williams CB California From Denver via Carolina and New England 95 Traded to the Patriots 4 133 Jalen Royals WR Utah State 5 156 Jeffrey Bassa LB Oregon From Pittsburgh 164 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers From Philadelphia Eagles via Lions and Browns 167 Traded to the Tennessee Titans [B] 6 207 Traded to the New York Jets [C] 7 225 Traded to the Arizona Cardinals [D] From Jets [C] 226 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers From Panthers [E] 228 Brashard Smith RB SMU From Patriots 247 Traded to the Carolina Panthers [E] 251 Traded to the Patriots Compensatory selection 257 Traded to the Patriots Compensatory selection [12]

2025 Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Elijhah Badger WR Florida [13] Jake Briningstool TE Clemson Will Brooks S Tennessee Dalton Cooper OL Oklahoma State Jacobe Covington CB USC Eddie Czaplicki P USC Mac Dalena WR Fresno State Brandon George LB Pittsburgh Coziah Izzard DT Penn State Kevin Knowles CB Florida State Justin Lockhart WR San Jose State Glendon Miller DB Maryland Esa Pole OT Washington State Melvin Smith Jr. CB Southern Arkansas Tre Watson TE Texas A&M Elijah Young RB Western Kentucky Jimmy Holiday WR Louisiana Tech [2] Cooper McDonald LB TCU Major Williams DB Carson–Newman

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. ^[7]
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. ^[8]
3. The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Mecole Hardman. ^[9]
4. The Chiefs traded a seventh-round selection to Arizona in exchange for DE Cameron Thomas. ^[10]
5. The Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection. ^[11]

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff

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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Brett Veach Assistant general manager – Chris Shea Assistant general manager – Mike Bradway VP of player personnel – Tim Terry VP of player personnel – 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 Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier Quarterbacks – David Girardi Assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams Running backs – Todd Pinkston Assistant running backs – Mark DeLeone Wide receivers – Connor Embree Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line – Alex Whittingham Linebackers – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Rod Wilson Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Senior defensive assistant – Matt House Defensive quality control – Louie Addazio Defensive quality control – Chris Orr Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Porter Ellett 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 – Nick Cassetta Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Patrick Mahomes 17 Gardner Minshew Running backs (RB) 29 Kareem Hunt 25 Elijah Mitchell 10 Isiah Pacheco 24 Brashard Smith Wide receivers (WR)  5 Marquise Brown 89 Jason Brownlee 81 Nikko Remigio 11 Jalen Royals  9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 80 Tyquan Thornton  1 Xavier Worthy Tight ends (TE) 83 Noah Gray 87 Travis Kelce 85 Robert Tonyan 12 Jared Wiley

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Mike Caliendo LG 52 Creed Humphrey C 77 Jaylon Moore RT 64 Wanya Morris LT 60 Hunter Nourzad C 71 Josh Simmons LT 65 Trey Smith RG 76 Kingsley Suamataia LG 74 Jawaan Taylor RT Defensive linemen (DL) 51 Mike Danna DE 97 Ashton Gillotte DE 94 Malik Herring DE 95 Chris Jones DT 56 George Karlaftis DE 92 Derrick Nnadi DT 55 Omarr Norman-Lott DT 90 Charles Omenihu DE 99 Jerry Tillery DT

Linebackers (LB) 31 Jeffrey Bassa OLB 32 Nick Bolton MLB 54 Leo Chenal OLB 43 Jack Cochrane MLB 59 Cooper McDonald MLB 23 Drue Tranquill OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Chamarri Conner FS  6 Bryan Cook FS  8 Kristian Fulton CB 21 Jaden Hicks SS 22 Trent McDuffie CB 30 Christian Roland-Wallace CB 35 Jaylen Watson CB  2 Joshua Williams CB 20 Nohl Williams CB Special teams (ST) 14 Matt Araiza P  7 Harrison Butker K 41 James Winchester LS

Practice squad 48 Cole Christiansen OLB 68 Ethan Downs DE 34 Mike Edwards SS 40 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 72 Chukwuebuka Godrick RT(IPP) 61 C. J. Hanson RG 82 Jimmy Holiday WR 38 Kevin Knowles CB 93 Brodric Martin DT 19 Chris Oladokun QB 79 Zacch Pickens DT 26 Jammie Robinson S 39 Melvin Smith CB 57 Tyreke Smith LB 42 Carson Steele FB 96 Marlon Tuipulotu DT 49 Tre Watson TE Reserve 91 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE (IR) 88 Jake Briningstool TE (IR-DFR) 26 Deon Bush SS (IR) 75 Ethan Driskell LT (NF-Ill.) 50 Brandon George MLB (IR) -- Keaontay Ingram RB (IR) 13 Nazeeh Johnson CB (IR-DFR)  4 Rashee Rice WR(Susp.) 98 Janarius Robinson DE (IR) 45 Eric Scott Jr. CB (IR) 53 B. J. Thompson DE (NF-Ill.) 53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (1 exempt) As of August 28, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Sources
1	August 9	at Arizona Cardinals	L 17–20	0–1	State Farm Stadium	[14]
2	August 15	at Seattle Seahawks	L 16–33	0–2	Lumen Field	[15]
3	August 22	Chicago Bears	L 27–29	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	[16]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Sources
1	September 5	7:00 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 21–27	0–1	Arena Corinthians (São Paulo)	YouTube [17]	Recap
2	September 14	3:25 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Arrowhead Stadium	Fox
3	September 21	7:20 p.m.	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	NBC
4	September 28	3:25 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
5	October 6	7:15 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Stadium	ESPN/ABC
6	October 12	7:20 p.m.	Detroit Lions			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
7	October 19	12:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
8	October 27	7:15 p.m.	Washington Commanders			Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN/ABC
9	November 2	3:25 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills			Highmark Stadium	CBS
10	Bye
11	November 16	3:25 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
12	November 23	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
13	November 27	3:30 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	CBS
14	December 7	7:20 pm.	Houston Texans			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
15	December 14	12:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
16	December 21	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS
17	December 25	7:15 p.m.	Denver Broncos			Arrowhead Stadium	Prime Video [18]
18	January 3/4	TBD	at Las Vegas Raiders			Allegiant Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. ^[19]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. ^[19]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers

NFL International Series

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	6	6	9	21
Chargers	7	6	7	7	27

at Arena Corinthians São Paulo, Brazil

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. BRT/7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 47,627
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (YouTube): Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Stacey Dales and Donald De La Haye
  Game exclusive to KSHB through syndication. Out of market on YouTube.
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter LAC – Quentin Johnston 5-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 9:11. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:15. Second quarter LAC – Cameron Dicker 39-yard field goal, 13:47. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:40. KC – Harrison Butker 35-yard field goal, 4:50. Chargers 10–3. Drive: 16 plays, 49 yards, 8:57. LAC – Cameron Dicker 36-yard field goal, 0:45. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 4:05. KC – Harrison Butker 59-yard field goal, 0:00. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 0:45. Third quarter KC – Patrick Mahomes 11-yard run (kick missed, wide right), 8:05. Chargers 13–12. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:53. LAC – Keenan Allen 11-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 0:32. Chargers 20–12. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:33. Fourth quarter KC – Travis Kelce 37-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (2-pt Conversion failed), 12:04. Chargers 20–18. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:28. LAC – Quentin Johnston 23-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 5:02. Chargers 27–18. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 7:02. KC – Harrison Butker 27-yard field goal, 2:34. Chargers 27–21. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:28. Top passers KC – Patrick Mahomes – 24/39, 258 yards, TD LAC – Justin Herbert – 25/34, 318 yards, 3 TD Top rushers KC – Patrick Mahomes – 6 rushes, 58 yards, TD LAC – Omarion Hampton – 15 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers KC – Hollywood Brown – 10 receptions, 99 yards LAC – Quentin Johnston – 5 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD

With the loss, the Chiefs lost their season opener for the second time in three seasons and lost to the Chargers for the first time since 2021. ^[20]

Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
• Preview

Standings

Division

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Chargers	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	27	21	W1
Denver Broncos	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Las Vegas Raiders	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	0	0
Kansas City Chiefs	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	21	27	L1

Conference

AFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Los Angeles Chargers	West	1	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.000	.000	W1
2	Baltimore Ravens	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
3	Buffalo Bills	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
4	Houston Texans	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
Wild cards
5	Denver Broncos	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
6	Cincinnati Bengals	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
7	Cleveland Browns	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
In the hunt
8	Indianapolis Colts	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
9	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
10	Las Vegas Raiders	West	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
11	Miami Dolphins	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
12	New England Patriots	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
13	New York Jets	East	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
15	Tennessee Titans	South	0	0	0	–	0–0	0–0	.000	.000
16	Kansas City Chiefs	West	0	1	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.000	.000	L1

References

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8. 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.
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11. Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
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External links

• Official website