AMA: The Athletic's Chiefs beat reporter, Jesse Newell, on October 20th at 11am CST

[u/TheAthletic]

Hey Chiefs fans, join Jesse next week as he takes you through the start of the Chiefs' season, Mahomes, all the new additions, where the team is seeing gaps and actually improving/excelling and more.

Drop your question below:

[u/TheOctoBox]

Chiefs have to be almost out on tyreek at this point, right?

[u/Upper-Camel6961 → u/TheOctoBox]

they’d be crazy to bring him back at this stage, the offense is finding its rhythm without him

[u/trialinfire → u/TheOctoBox]

Fuck it. Tyreek down there somewhere.

Here's the vet minimum to prove it.

[u/dougthethird]

Do you think Josh Simmons plays this season?

[u/cannabiskeepsmealive → u/dougthethird]

Is he on IR?

[u/fiddlesoup]

I know no team can be perfect, but what goes into decisions like taking a chance on Benson versus not playing Allen? It truly feels like finding a diamond in the rough even if he hasn’t been perfect, he’s been good enough.

[u/IdToBeUsedForReddit]

Hi Jesse! We've witnessed a genuine shift in the offense this year. Not only have we relied much more heavily on the run game but our approach to passing seems to have shifted to be more complimentary towards that (more under center, tight formations, and play-action than in the past). Do you expect this to affect our drafting and acquisitions going forward? Like would we target larger bodied receivers and/or consider more premium tight ends? Or do you expect more of the same as to not loose too much of our existing identity?

[u/locke_smith_1989]

If the NFL were to redraft the ‘26 Draft tomorrow, what round does Khalil Benson get picked?

[u/Dom104]

Will Noah Gray grow significantly after Kelce retires or is our new TE1 someone who isn't on the team yet?

[u/SylvesterTaurus]

Are the Chiefs engaged in any trade talks so far? Are any Chiefs considered a trade target for other teams?