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Cashius Howell, a former Chiefs fan, expresses his disappointment after being drafted by the Bengals instead of Kansas City. He is excited to start his career in Cincinnati and looks forward to facing the Chiefs.
Feb 26, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas A&M defensive lineman Cashius Howell (DL41) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Chiefs Fan No More
âThey took an edge rusher before me. So, itâs good,â Howell said. âI grew up a Kansas City Chiefs fan, but at this point, as I said, Iâm just thankful to be a Bengal so we will see them whenever we see them ⊠Iâm very happy to be a Bengal, and wouldnât want to be a Kansas City Chief at this point.â
A fun note to start his Cincinnati career, as Howell is very thankful to be a Bengal.
âI think it would be a good experience,â Howell said about sacking Chiefs passer Patrick Mahomes. âIâm trying to come in and make a positive impact on everything. So, if it comes down to me sacking Patrick Mahomes, so be it.â
Cashius Howell stopped being a Chiefs fan after they selected an edge rusher before him in the NFL Draft.
Cashius Howell was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Cashius Howell expressed that he is very happy to be a Bengal and is looking forward to making a positive impact on the team.
Cashius Howell is eager to sack Patrick Mahomes and views it as a good experience for his career.

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âWeâre making progress,â Hunt said. âWe have a design competition thatâs ongoing between MANICA and Populous, and I would hope in the next several months that weâd be able to make a decision on the lead architect.â
Both of the firms are based in Kansas City, MANICA on the Kansas side and Populous on the Missouri side.
MANICA has been working on the new Nissan Stadium in Nashville that will be home to the Titans, and worked on Allegiant Stadium, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Populous has been wrapping up the new Highmark Stadium for the Buffalo Bills.
Hunt did underscore that âour thought process at this time is that it would be an enclosed dome.â
Speaking on a podcast in September 2024, Thomas explained the origin of his first name. No, itâs not a typo on his birth certificate. Itâs entirely intentional. All the menâs names on his motherâs side of the family start with an âR.â
âIt doesnât stand for anything,â Thomas said. âSome people put a period there (after the R). My first name is R Mason. Thereâs a space in between the capital R and the capital M. My mom didnât want me to be an R name, like Richard or Raymond. But on her side of the family, [thereâs] a lot of R names. Her dad, her grandfather, my uncle, her brother, even his sonâs name starts with an R. She didnât want an R name, but she wanted to keep the R going, so she made it R Mason.â
So, she wanted to go against the grain, but kept the tradition alive all the same. Rest assured, heâs the only one with the name âR Mason.â However, if his time in Kansas City goes well, there might be some Chiefs fans just crazy enough to play the copycat game.
The draft tension can be found in the fact that the Chiefs passed on taking Miamiâs Rueben Bainâor any other edge rusher, for that matter. It places tremendous pressure on any other rookies taken, but as it turns out, there might be another option. Because NFL reporter Jordan Schultz has word that the New York Giants are shopping Kayvon Thibodeaux.
How interested should the Chiefs be in Kayvon Thibodeaux to help solve their edge issues?
Thibodeaux came into the league as the fifth overall pick in 2022, a highly recruited pass rusher out of Oregon who the Giants were counting on to anchor their defense. While he delivered some productionâ 21 sacks, 127 tackles, and 26 tackles for loss over his first three seasonsâthe Giants continued to make significant investments as Thibodeaux struggled to stay healthy and/or dominate in the ways envisioned. Then in 2025, a shoulder injury cut his season short at 10 games, and he managed just 2.5 sacks.
Schultz says that the New Orleans Saints are in play as an interested party, The Chiefs could be as well, given the positional need. Right now, Thibodeaux has one year left on his deal, worth just under $15 million, so itâs clear any new team would likely want to work out a long-term deal. But his recent health concerns could make him a bargain given the risk involved. Or it might motivate him in a contract year, which would be even better for a team like K.C.
In the Chiefsâ 2017 Wild Card playoff game at home against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson rocketed untouched on a second-quarter blitz and blasted quarterback Marcus Mariota.
The ball came loose before Mariota hit the turf and the Chiefs recovered it. But instead of Chiefs ball, late in the second quarter with a 14-0 lead, the Titans maintained possession because referee Jeff Triplette had blown the play dead during the sack, ruling forward progress.
The call wasnât reviewable.
âThat was a great play,â Johnson said Friday. âAnd you wonder, âHow did they call that?â Yeah, I still think about that.â
The Philadelphia Eagles acquired Jonathan Greenard in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings on Friday and agreed to a lucrative new deal with the star linebacker.
The Eagles sent two third-round picks â the No. 98 selection in this yearâs draft and a third-rounder next year â to the Vikings for Greenard, who then agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension with Philadelphia, his agents told ESPNâs Adam Schefter.
The new deal also includes $50 million in guaranteed money, according to his agents.
Texans general manager Nick Caserio delivered an unequivocal message to anyone potentially interested in trading for Pro Bowl wide receiver Nico Collins: Donât bother.
Caserio was asked about a trade rumor that NFL teams had made inquiries regarding Collins, the Texansâ most dangerous offensive skill player.
âLook, teams call teams all the time to ask about players,â Caserio said in response to a question from KPRC 2. âWeâre not trading Nico Collins. Whoever reported it, whatever information they had, I mean, they can take it and shove it. Weâre not trading Nico.â
The Dallas Cowboys entered Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft without a second-round pick, but they werenât willing to sit around and wait to go onto the clock with the 92nd-overall pick in the third round, so they struck a trade with the San Francisco 49ers to acquire linebacker Dee Winters.
Winters helps the Cowboys check off the box at linebacker, something theyâve been trying to do since the start of free agency, and marks the second trade with the 49ers in only a matter of weeks â the first being to send defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa to Santa Clara in exchange for the aforementioned third-round pick.
The 49ers received the 152nd-overall pick (5th-round in 2026) in exchange for Winters.
When the name of the Chiefsâ pick next to âEDGEâ was âR Mason Thomasâ rather than âZion Youngâ or âGabe Jacas,â I was truly shocked.
The defensive end position in Kansas City has always had a long, powerful mold under defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and the personnel staff has rarely strayed from Spagsâ vision for his edge defenders.
When the front office has, it felt like the coaching staff was unwilling to adjust, like not finding a way to utilize edge rusher Josh Uche during his time in Kansas City, or the lack of edge-rushing opportunities for linebacker Leo Chenal despite proving to play from the trenches on run plays.
At 6 feet 2 inches tall and 241 pounds with 31 3/4-inch arms, R Mason Thomas is a changeup, and itâs the pitch the Chiefsâ pass rush has been missing for years. The teamâs edge-rushing group is still thin, but the ceiling of its impact rose with the addition of a speed-first pass rusher. The depth can be filled out by veterans.
Grade:Â B+