{"id":680699,"date":"2026-05-19T11:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/680699\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:38:09","slug":"chiefs-news-5-19-eric-bieniemy-back-in-nfls-accelerator-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/680699\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs News 5\/19: Eric Bieniemy back in NFL\u2019s \u2018accelerator\u2019 program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/chiefs-oc-eric-bieniemy-assistant-gm-mike-bradway-nfl-owner-meetings-accelerator-program\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eric Bieniemy, Mike Bradway represent the Kansas City Chiefs during a special opportunity at the NFL Owners Meetings in Orlando | A to Z Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Eric Bieniemy, Mike Bradway represent the Kansas City Chiefs during a special opportunity at the NFL Owners Meetings in Orlando | A to Z Sports&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Eric Bieniemy, Mike Bradway represent the Kansas City Chiefs during a special opportunity at the NFL Owners Meetings in Orlando | A to Z Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy and Assistant GM Mike Bradway\u00a0will participate in the NFL\u2019s coaching and front-office accelerator program. It returns after the league took a year-long hiatus to help reimagine it to provide more meaningful opportunities to its participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Bieniemy, for instance, has attended multiple accelerator events in the past, yet he still couldn\u2019t land a head-coaching opportunity following the 2022 NFL season. In fact, the program has only produced one head coach (Aaron Glenn) and two general managers (Ran Carthon &amp; Ian Cunningham) since its inception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There are two major changes to the NFL\u2019s accelerator program this year, following its one-year hiatus. First, they\u2019ve now opened their doors to non-minority coaching and front office candidates. The league insists this is simply to create more opportunities for those in its coaching and front-office pipelines. Second, the league has sought to shrink the total participant pool. This year, they will have 34 participants, with no club having more than 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25427375-best-player-who-could-still-be-cut-every-nfl-roster-2026-offseason\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Best Player Who Could Still Be Cut from Every NFL Roster In 2026 Offseason | Bleacher Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Best Player Who Could Still Be Cut from Every NFL Roster In 2026 Offseason | Bleacher Report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Best Player Who Could Still Be Cut from Every NFL Roster In 2026 Offseason | Bleacher Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kansas City Chiefs: CB <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/32731\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kristian Fulton;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kristian Fulton&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kristian Fulton<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Following an injury-riddled year with eight regular-season appearances, Kristian Fulton must compete for a starting job in the second term of his two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Chiefs\u2019 cornerback room is in transition after the club traded <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/33976\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trent McDuffie;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Trent McDuffie&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trent McDuffie<\/a> and allowed <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/34199\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaylen Watson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jaylen Watson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylen Watson<\/a> to walk in free agency. Fulton will likely battle 2025 third-rounder <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/41874\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nohl Williams;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nohl Williams&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nohl Williams<\/a> for a spot on the boundary opposite rookie first-rounder\u00a0Mansoor Delane. If the former loses, he could be cut before his age-28 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/sports\/2026-world-cup\/clark-hunt-reflects-on-decades-long-journey-to-bring-world-cup-to-kansas-city\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Clark Hunt reflects on decades-long journey to bring World Cup to Kansas City | FOX4;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Clark Hunt reflects on decades-long journey to bring World Cup to Kansas City | FOX4&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Clark Hunt reflects on decades-long journey to bring World Cup to Kansas City | FOX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019ll think a whole lot about my dad because he loved the sport. We have so many fond memories as a family attending World Cups together \u2013 and to have games in his favorite place on earth Arrowhead Stadium will be very, very meaningful for me and my family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kansas City&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City<\/a> is the smallest of the 16 World Cup host cities, but Hunt said several factors helped convince FIFA to bring matches to the metro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cFirst of all, this beautiful stadium and the fact that this stadium has a reputation now of hosting big events. Secondly is the unparalleled soccer infrastructure here in Kansas City; both Sporting Kansas City and the Kansas City Current are responsible for that \u2013 those franchises have amazing training facilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThirdly, I would say\u2026selling FIFA on what a special place Kansas City is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/2026-nfl-win-totals-over-unders-all-32-squads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 NFL Win Totals: Over\/Unders For All 32 Squads | FOX Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2026 NFL Win Totals&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2026 NFL Win Totals: Over\/Unders For All 32 Squads | FOX Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Over 10.5: +115 (bet $10 to win $21.50 total)<br \/>Under 10.5: -140 (bet $10 to win $17.14 total)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What to know:\u00a0The Chiefs recorded their lowest win total since 2012 with just six wins, largely due to a brutal 1-9 record in one-score games. While Kansas City remained in playoff contention for most of the season, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/30123\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patrick Mahomes;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Patrick Mahomes&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>\u2019 ACL injury caused him to miss the final three games and effectively ended the team\u2019s playoff hopes. With Mahomes expected to return by Week 1, Vegas expects the Chiefs to bounce back to championship-level contention in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Around the NFL<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-owners-to-vote-on-nashville-hosting-super-bowl-lxiv-in-2030\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL Network: NFL owners to vote on Nashville hosting Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 | NFL.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL Network&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL Network: NFL owners to vote on Nashville hosting Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 | NFL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Super Bowl could be heading to Nashville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">NFL owners are expected to vote at Tuesday\u2019s Spring League Meeting on Nashville hosting Super Bowl LXIV in February 2030, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported, per sources informed of the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tennessee Titans;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tennessee Titans&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> are\u00a0scheduled to open their new $2.1 billion stadium\u00a0on the East Bank of the Cumberland River in 2027. If they get the nod for SB LXIV, it would come in the third year in the new digs \u2014 meaning any kinks should be well worked out by then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/nfl-likely-to-award-the-2028-draft-to-minnesota-this-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL likely to award the 2028 draft to Minnesota this week | Pro Football Talk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL likely to award the 2028 draft to Minnesota this week | Pro Football Talk&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL likely to award the 2028 draft to Minnesota this week | Pro Football Talk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The draft has become the NFL\u2019s biggest annual offseason event, attracting hundreds of thousands of fans to the host city. Virtually every NFL city has expressed interest in hosting the draft since the league first moved it out of <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/ny-giants\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York<\/a> and began traveling the country in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Minnesota&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota<\/a> was\u00a0considered the favorite\u00a0to host in 2028, but it takes a vote of ownership to make it official. The Minnesota bid was focused on the major event at U.S. Bank Stadium, with other portions of the draft spectacle at the Mall of America and other sites in the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After leaving New York City, the draft was in <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/chicago\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chicago&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago<\/a> twice, and then in <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Philadelphia&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a>, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/dallas\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dallas;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dallas&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a>, Nashville, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cleveland&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland<\/a>, Las Vegas, Kansas City, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/detroit\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit<\/a>, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Green Bay;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Green Bay&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh<\/a>. Next year\u2019s draft will be in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/48808745\/panthers-d-lineman-tershawn-wharton-undergoes-neck-surgery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Panthers D-lineman Tershawn Wharton undergoes neck surgery | ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Panthers D-lineman Tershawn Wharton undergoes neck surgery | ESPN&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Panthers D-lineman Tershawn Wharton undergoes neck surgery | ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Wharton is expected to begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list. Canales said Wharton was \u201crecovering great\u201d from his surgery, but the coach didn\u2019t have a timetable for when he might be able to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cBasically, it was about a week and a half ago, [he] just was feeling a little bit of discomfort and went in and talked to [Panthers VP of player health and performance] Denny [Kellington], and Denny was like, \u2018This is something we should take a look at,&#8217;\u201d Canales told reporters,\u00a0according to the team\u2019s website. \u201cThey found some things that needed to be addressed from a surgical standpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cObviously, with the timetable of the season and all those things, this is something that needs to be done now, and he\u2019s recovering great, and we\u2019ll just take it week by week and see where he\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it on Arrowhead Pride<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrowheadpride.com\/kansas-city-chiefs-analysis\/202126\/udfa-files-duke-de-vincent-anthony-jr-vyper-edge-rusher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The UDFA Files: Vincent Anthony Jr. was a \u2018Vyper\u2019 edge rusher at Duke;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The UDFA Files&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The UDFA Files: Vincent Anthony Jr. was a \u2018Vyper\u2019 edge rusher at Duke<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The bottom of the depth chart at the defensive end position is certainly looking for someone to earn their place in the rotation, and that would be the case even if a veteran is added before training camp. Second-round pick <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/338296\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:R Mason Thomas;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;R Mason Thomas&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">R Mason Thomas<\/a> was the only defensive end drafted, and one undrafted free agent will join him in training camp with a similar play style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Vincent \u201cV.J.\u201d Anthony Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In four seasons at Duke, undrafted defensive end Vincent Anthony Jr.\u00a0finished with 15 sacks\u2014 7.5 in 2025\u2014 eight batted passes, and one forced fumble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">According to Dane Brugler of\u00a0The Athletic, Anthony played the \u201cVyper\u201d edge rusher position in the Blue Devils\u2019 four-man front. That is a twist on the \u201cRush\u201d defensive end in a traditional 4-3 defense, which typically requires an explosive player who gets off the line quickly and can cover ground defending the edge to the sideline.<\/p>\n<p>Social media to make you thinkFollow Arrowhead Pride on Social Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest Eric Bieniemy, Mike Bradway represent the Kansas City Chiefs during a special opportunity at the NFL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[326431,64,63,5127,6115,6167,1256,12266,327290,133490,6587,232795,85890,13521,1240,20794,104982,5387,1025,593,328271,6584,5136,5132,262260,328270,85,1253,39786],"class_list":["post-680699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-accelerator-program","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-chicago","tag-cleveland","tag-dallas","tag-denver-broncos","tag-detroit","tag-eric-bieniemy","tag-front-office","tag-green-bay","tag-ian-cunningham","tag-jaylen-watson","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-kenneth-walker-iii","tag-kristian-fulton","tag-minnesota","tag-new-york","tag-nfl","tag-nohl-williams","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-philadelphia","tag-pittsburgh","tag-r-mason-thomas","tag-sporting-kansas-city","tag-sports","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-trent-mcduffie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}