Chiefs' Opener Uncertain, Bears' Williams in Spotlight

0:00For 9 straight years, the Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the NFL season in the spotlight, but that's changing for 2026. They finished last year with just 6 wins and 11 losses, missing the playoffs entirely. Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL back in December, leaving his status for week 1 up in the air. Cheese owner Clark Hunt came out this week and set a match up against the Seattle Seahawks on September 10th. Probably won't happen. Even though Kansas City plays at Seattle next season, the leads wary about featuring them without their star quarterback, fully healthy. Fans and analysts get why this shift makes sense. The Chiefs are rebuilding with a revamped roster, and without Mahomes, it could look lopsided right out the gate. Nobody wants a prime time dud for the opener, especially after Seattle just hoisted the Lombardi trophy by beating the Patriots in Super Bowl 60. Hunt noted Mahomes is crushing rehab in the head of schedule, but the NFL likely won't roll the dice on week 1. They'd rather save any Chiefs spotlight for later when the team settled in.

1:03That leads the door wide open for someone like the Chicago Bears, who dominated the NFC North under new coach Ben Johnson and made a deep playoff. Run. Picture Caleb Williams squaring off in prime time narrative gold for the league's big kickoff. That wraps Kansas News today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.