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Kansas City Chiefs show interest in former Kansas Jayhawks quarterback: details | The Kansas City Star

With the draft two weeks away now, a source close to Daniels told The Star that the Kansas City Chiefs have recently shown interest.

Daniels went the Chiefs’ local pro day. After the workout, Daniels met with multiple members of the Chiefs’ coaching staff and front office for several hours.

The source told The Star that it was similar to a top-30 visit — NFL teams are allowed to host up to 30 visits, interviews and meetings with prospects before the draft. The source said Daniels also had a recent top-30 visit with the New England Patriots. NFL insider Ian Rapoport was first to report the news.

Daniels is projected as a latter-round selection in the April 23-25 draft. But there’s some sentiment that his draft stock has risen this spring, and that he could be picked earlier than expected.

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2026 NFL draft: Latest Kansas City Chiefs updates, intel, buzz | ESPN

Friday, April 10: One of the Chiefs’ most important pre-draft visits occurred Thursday. The team hosted Rueben Bain Jr., the talented Miami defensive end. Bain could be the best option available at No. 9 to fulfill one of their biggest roster needs.

Last season with Miami, Bain was a constant presence in rushing the opposing quarterback. He recorded 9.5 sacks, 15.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, an interception and a forced fumble. Entering the draft, the Chiefs don’t have a logical starter on the edge opposite of veteran defensive end George Karlaftis. If the Chiefs draft Bain, he could learn and play alongside star pass rusher Chris Jones.

“I love it; I think this would be a dream outcome for Kansas City, quite frankly,” ESPN analyst Mina Kimes said Thursday on “NFL Live.” She later added: “They really need pass rush. Last season, their highest-ranked edge rusher in pass rush win [rate] was George Karlaftis, who ranked 25th at the position. They need juice there — and juice is exactly what Rueben Bain brings to the table.

“His get-off is extremely explosive. He plays with violent hands, the way he converts speed to power is special. His motor also runs hot versus the run. And for Kansas City, he fits their timeline. This is a team that should be competitive every year, including next year, and he’s a pro-ready player.”

Here are some intriguing scenarios the Chiefs could see in the NFL Draft | The Kansas City Star

Scenario: Caleb Downs is available

This is the most frequent of the player-might-be-available scenarios we’ll discuss. Caleb Downs, an Ohio State safety, is on the board with the Chiefs on the clock in nearly half of the drafts I simulated for the exercise.

He is a terrific talent who will be ready to start from his team’s first snap. He’s a two-time All-American who can move around the defensive backfield a bit, but no matter where he’s lined up, he plays as though he’s one step ahead of the offense. There are players with higher ceilings, but he might have the highest floor.

So why not jump at him?

Well, it’s the positional value.

This is the first time the Chiefs have picked in the top 10 since drafting Patrick Mahomes in 2017. These opportunities have been non-existent since that day, and the objective is to make them non-existence for another decade.

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The Chiefs need to take advantage of the rarity with a premium position, not draft a position they’ve seemed to replace with relative ease — and at a relatively cheap price, too.

The verdict: Pass

The NFL Player Each AFC Team Should Trade for During the 2026 Draft | FOX Sports

Acquire: TE Sam LaPorta from the Detroit Lions
Cost: Swap first-round picks (Lions move up to No. 9, Chiefs drop to No. 17), 2027 conditional fourth-round pick

Yes, the Chiefs just re-signed Travis Kelce, who is still an effective player and one of Patrick Mahomes’ favorite receivers. But Kelce is 36, not what he once was, and could be in the last season of his Hall of Fame career. LaPorta is coming off back surgery, heading into the last year of his contract and may get squeezed out in Detroit, where the Lions have a lot of young players to sign. It would probably cost the Chiefs a second-round pick. As an alternative, they could consider a package that involves swapping first-rounders instead.

Kenny Moore II landing spots include Cowboys, as Colts mutually agree to explore trade, per report | CBS Sports

The Kansas City Chiefs’ secondary looks pretty different these days. They traded star cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Rams, Jaylen Watson then followed him to Los Angeles, safety Bryan Cook signed with the Cincinnati Bengals and backup cornerback Joshua Williams joined the Tennessee Titans. Steve Spagnuolo would value a leader like Kenny Moore, who brings experience and versatility to the slot.

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Eagles get WR Dontayvion Wicks from Packers, sources say | ESPN

The Philadelphia Eagles got some receiver help Friday when they acquired Dontayvion Wicks in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Packers received a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft and a sixth-rounder next year, sources told Schefter.

At the same time, Wicks’ agent, David Mulugheta, told Schefter that the Eagles will sign Wicks to a one-year, $12.5 million extension.

Wicks was heading into the final year of his rookie contract this season but now is under contract through the 2027 season.

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Falcons exercise Bijan Robinson’s fifth-year option | Pro Football Talk

Per Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, Atlanta has exercised running back Bijan Robinson’s fifth-year option on Friday.

Robinson is projected to make $11.3 million in 2027 under the option.

This was an expected move, especially after Robinson led the league with 2,298 yards from scrimmage in 2025. He rushed for 1,478 yards with seven touchdowns and caught 79 passes for 820 yards with four TDs.

The No. 8 overall pick of the 2023 draft, Robinson has played every game for which he’s been eligible over the past three seasons. He’s registered 3,910 yards rushing with 25 touchdowns and caught 198 passes for 1,738 yards with nine touchdowns.

49ers add veteran CB Jack Jones, full-time starter the past two seasons | San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco 49ers agreed to terms with veteran cornerback Jack Jones on a one-year deal, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed to the Chronicle. Jones started 33 of a possible 34 games in his past two seasons.

Having started all 17 games for the Dolphins last season, the 2022 fourth-round draft pick made one interception, forced two fumbles and recorded six pass breakups. Jones started 16 of 17 games for the Raiders the season prior. At age 28, he has eight interceptions and 33 pass breakups in 59 games across four NFL seasons.

The 49ers return both of their starting cornerbacks from a season ago, Deommodore Lenoir and Renardo Green, whom Pro Football Focus ranked 65th and 92nd in overall defensive grade, respectively. Lenoir, who signed a five-year, $92 million contract extension in November 2024, became a full-time outside cornerback in 2025 upon the departure of Charvarius Ward via free agency. Green, a 2024 second-round draft pick, was a first-time starter in 2025 after making several spot starts as a rookie.

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Chiefs host virtual meeting with Oregon WR Malik Benson. What to know

The Chiefs would certainly take more downfield plays, but the catches that made Benson exciting in college will be much harder to come by in the NFL. He looks the part of a “feast or famine” option in the passing game. Unless he has untapped potential on short and intermediate routes, Benson will only be an option on specific plays. His presence on the field might also tip off defenses to potential play designs.

Under head coach Andy Reid, Kansas City has valued the versatility to line up wide or in the slot and seamlessly change formation. Benson is probably not that player.

On the other hand, the Chiefs currently have five selections on Day 3 of the draft. One of the most instant-boost moves the front office can make late in the draft is to upgrade the return game. After a lackluster showing on punt returns in 2025, the Chiefs could use Benson’s juice on special teams.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City has eliminated the blanket minimum parking requirements for new buildings across a large portion of the city, but that does not mean new development will suddenly go up without any parking at all.

The Kansas City Council voted 11-2 on Wednesday to amend the city’s development code, removing the automatic requirement that new buildings provide a set number of parking spaces based on size and use. The change applies to all properties within what the ordinance calls the “Urban Core,” a zone far larger than just downtown.

Before the vote, if someone wanted to build something new in the Urban Core, expand an existing building, or change how a property was being used, the city automatically required a minimum number of parking spaces depending on the size and type of the project. That blanket rule is now gone for all three scenarios.

The change of use piece may matter most to small business owners. Under the old rules, something as common as a vacant storefront converting to a restaurant could trigger a parking requirement that was difficult to meet on a dense urban block, potentially killing the project before it started.

The Urban Core boundary runs from the Missouri River to the north, 85th Street to the south, State Line Road to the west, and the Blue River to the east, taking in Midtown, Westport, Hyde Park, the Crossroads, 18th and Vine, the Troost corridor, and large parts of South Kansas City. It is a much larger area than just downtown.

The city’s planning department found that Kansas City has an oversupply of parking, meaning large amounts of paved surface sit underused. The old code applied the same parking requirements to dense urban neighborhoods and rural outskirts alike, a one-size-fits-all approach that often made development in the Urban Core difficult. The ordinance’s stated goal is to promote “public transportation, biking, walking, and rideshare” and to support more walkable development.

A no vote with nuance

Council Member Crispin Rea was one of just two members to vote against the ordinance. He was not against the idea, but wanted to start smaller, with a pilot program in a handful of neighborhoods, before applying the change across the entire Urban Core.

“The reason I prefer that approach is because you have an opportunity to show folks how it can work, if it can work, and work out some of the challenges along the way,” Rea said.

He also offered reassurance to anyone worried the change means no parking will be built at all.

“It doesn’t mean that developers, projects and businesses suddenly don’t have to provide parking,” he said. “It’s more on a case-by-case basis. It still has to go through the city approval process, which includes public engagement. And oftentimes, what happens with these projects is the lenders and the investors in these projects require a certain amount of parking.”

“So what this does is instead of making the requirement the city’s requirement, it’s going to be more market-driven, but with all the community engagement that we ordinarily do,” Rea added.

The Midtown Neighborhood Alliance submitted multiple letters opposing the ordinance during the months-long review process. The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association submitted both support and opposition testimony at different points.

A Midtown restaurant owner who lived the old rules

Laura Norris, owner of Ragazza, an Italian restaurant at 43rd and Main Streets in Midtown, knows the old rules firsthand. She struggled to comply with parking requirements at her first location near Westport. At her current location in a historic building, she had exactly enough spaces with none to spare.

“I’m a proponent of historic preservation and reusing historic properties, which often don’t have the type of parking that is required to get your building permit,” Norris said. “So I’m excited that people can go into historic areas and not have that requirement, because it’s kind of an incubator for small businesses.”

Norris has a large tongue-in-cheek sign at her restaurant that reads: “PLEASE DON’T ASK ABOUT THE PARKING #STREETCAR2025.”

Lack of parking was a common complaint. It still is, but she said that is changing.

“I probably need to update that sign because it’s not as big of a complaint as it was,” she said.

Kansas City isn’t alone in making this change

Across the state line, Kansas City, Kansas took a similar step in July 2025, though the two cities approached it differently.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas placed a three-year moratorium on parking minimums east of Interstate 635, covering roughly half of that city. KCK’s reform was narrower: it applied only to commercial construction, business uses and mixed-use buildings of up to six units. Larger residential developments were not included, and the moratorium expires July 17, 2028, or when a new zoning code is adopted.

KCMO’s change is a permanent amendment to the city’s development code and applies broadly across all use types within the Urban Core.

The Institute for Justice, a national nonprofit that worked with KCK officials on their reform, said at the time: “Parking minimums cost small businesses significant amounts of money, prevent them from using their land in the way they see fit, and deprive cities of connectivity.”

The KCMO ordinance requires the city manager to report back to the city council within one year on how the change is working and to make recommendations on parking enforcement.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A pedestrian was hit by an SUV and killed just after midnight Friday in Kansas City, according to police.

The crash was reported just after 12:45 a.m. Friday on Winner Road near Booth Avenue.

According to Kansas City police, a westbound Chevrolet Trax struck a pedestrian, who was crossing Winner Road. Police added that the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk and was hit in a westbound lane of Winner Road.

Police said the driver of the SUV initially left the scene of the crash but returned and contacted police.

The pedestrian was taken to a hospital where they later died from the injuries. The victim’s name has not yet been released.

The crash remains under investigation.