{"id":28518,"date":"2025-07-17T23:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28518"},"modified":"2025-07-17T23:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:43:45","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-predicted-to-struggle-protecting-patrick-mahomes-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28518","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Will the Chiefs Let Mahomes Down? Bold 2025 Prediction Sparks O-Line Worries \ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_fill,w_1200,h_900,g_faces:center\/MjE1MjQ4Nzc0OTI5MzI3NjM1\/kansas-city-chiefs-quarterback-patrick-mahomes.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs Predicted to Struggle Protecting Patrick Mahomes in 2025 - Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Coming off an embarrassing 40-22\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LIX defeat last February, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0had a lot of things to work on entering the offseason.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">With questions about the interior offensive line, interior defensive line, pass rush, secondary and wideout, there are plenty of places where Kansas City could look to improve.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">But perhaps the biggest question is when it comes to protecting\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Bleacher Report\u2019s Alex Ballentine believes the left tackle position could be trouble for the Chiefs in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">\u201cThe Chiefs know that protecting Patrick Mahomes has to be their highest priority. As long as he has time in the pocket, they are going to have an effective offense,\u201d\u00a0Ballentine wrote. \u201cUnfortunately, his protection detail had a flaw at left tackle last season. Kingsley Suamataia was unable to take over the role, and the Chiefs were eventually forced to slide Joe Thuney outside from his guard spot. Now, Thuney is gone and the Chiefs have placed bets on Jaylon Moore and Josh Simmons to fill the role. Moore, 28, got a two-year, $30 million contract in free agency this offseason. He has promise, but he\u2019s only started 12 games in his four years as a reserve for the\u00a049ers. They also spent a first-round pick on Josh Simmons.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s coming back from a torn ACL, but he is supposed to be full-go for camp. Ideally, one of their newest additions will prove they are ready to start in Week 1. The Chiefs also have to figure out if Suamataia can cut it at left guard, so the entire left side of the line is worth following in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Will the Chiefs Let Mahomes Down? 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