Go all-in on the Chiefs: Check out our special preview stories, Sports Pass + podcast
The Kansas City Chiefs are about to embark on what could be their greatest season in half a century, and The Star has all the best storylines covered in this year’s preview — “Football 2019: Trophy Hunters.”
From the union between the maestro (Andy Reid) and his equally artistic muse (MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes), to a slew of stories and video detailing QB1’s rise to the elite in the NFL, to how the defense hopes to build around a new star safety in Tyrann “Honey Badger” Mathieu, the long-reads produced by our team of reporters and columnists will have you ready for kickoff in Jacksonville and everything else to come.
If you don’t already subscribe to KansasCity.com or the print edition of The Kansas City Star, now is also a great time to consider purchasing a KC Star Sports Pass — your ticket, for just $30 per year, to all the great sports content produced by our staff. That includes unlimited access to all Chiefs coverage, plus stories, video and analysis on the Royals, KU, Mizzou, K-State, Sporting KC and more.
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That’s what The Star’s award-winning sports team is about today: bringing you the sports coverage you need, when you want it, how you like it.
Here’s the “Trophy Hunters” lineup of Chiefs preview feature stories — print copies of this special extra edition, including souvenir posters of Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, will be available around the Metro early Sunday morning:
Beyond the arm: Personal traits that make Patrick Mahomes special on and off field
Good sleep and personal trainer have helped make a ‘Greek god’ of Patrick Mahomes
Behind the scenes with Chiefs’ Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes’ special relationship
The inside story of a legendary agent’s successful recruitment of Patrick Mahomes
Why we should remember the Chiefs’ AFC Championship loss to Brady’s Patriots
The Mahomes Effect: How (and why) kids in KC are emulating the Chiefs QB
Why the Chiefs — and Kansas City — needed a Badger: Safety key to defensive turnaround
They’re the Chiefs heroes you need: Check out The Star’s new comic-book video series
They’re the Chiefs heroes you need: Check out The Star’s new comic-book series