{"id":68598,"date":"2025-06-10T06:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=68598"},"modified":"2025-06-10T06:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:17:19","slug":"chiefs-make-exciting-announcement-on-72-million-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=68598","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Make Exciting Announcement on $72 Million Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1931291133-e1749519003855.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1931291133-e1749519003855.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1931291133-e1749519003855.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1931291133-e1749519003855.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Make Exciting Announcement on $72 Million Starter\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs center Creed Humphrey at Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the Kansas City Chiefs failed to win a historic Super Bowl three-peat, they still enter the 2025 NFL season as one of the best teams in the league.<\/p>\n<p>With superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the helm, they always remain a contender. The Chiefs have also become the most-watched team in the league.<\/p>\n<p>With Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce entering what could be his final season, and the global star power of his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, the NFL gave Kansas City eight primetime games this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s one key offensive player that seems to seems to fall under the radar, Creed Humphrey. After the 2024 season, Humphrey signed a four-year, $72 million extension with the Chiefs, becoming the highest-paid center in the NFL, a title he still holds.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, June 9, the Chiefs announced another accolade Humphrey earned, proving he\u2019s worth every penny.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Chiefs Celebrated Creed Humphrey\u2019s No. 1 Ranking on PFF<\/h2>\n<p>Kansas City\u2019s official Instagram posted, \u201cGiving credit where it\u2019s due. PFF named Creed Humphrey the \ud835\ude57\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude69 center in the league headed into this season \ud83d\udc4f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Focus ranked Humphrey as the No. 1 center in its annual preseason rankings. PFF analyst Mason Cameron wrote, \u201cSince stepping foot on an NFL field in 2021, Humphrey has not only been the most productive center but also the most productive offensive lineman in the NFL, period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis 2.05 PFF WAR over the past four seasons is the highest figure among all offensive linemen, and his 94.9 cumulative PFF overall grade ranks second, behind only Trent Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs Kingdom loved seeing Humphrey, who\u2019s started every game in Kansas City since getting drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and earned First-Team All-Pro honors last season, get his due. Even Jim Beam\u2019s official account commented on the Chiefs\u2019 post, \u201cGettin\u2019 the recognition he deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fan commented, \u201cOur QB 1 protector \ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udcaa \ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c.\u201d One man added, \u201cI still feel like he\u2019s underrated.\u201d Another person added, \u201cWell deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes &amp; DT Chris Jones Also Earned No. 1 Spots<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5383725\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=761\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg 3972w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=150,105 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=768,536 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=1024,715 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=1536,1072 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=2048,1429 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=761,531 761w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=780,544 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=425,297 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=660,461 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=242,169 242w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=258,180 258w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1968566817.jpg?resize=215,150 215w\" alt=\"Chiefs Make Exciting Announcement on $72 Million Starter\" width=\"761\" height=\"531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5383725\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5383725\">GettyChiefs stars Patrick Mahomes #15 and defensive tackle Chris Jones #95 at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joining Humphrey at the top of their respective positional rankings ahead of the 2025 season, two of his teammates, Mahomes and defensive tackle Chris Jones.<\/p>\n<p>PFF wrote of the two-time league MVP, \u201cMahomes still holds the top spot, but the margin has never been slimmer. His passing grade over the past two seasons sits at 86.0, a strong number but a step below the elite level we saw from 2018 through 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe supporting cast hasn\u2019t always helped, particularly at receiver, but it\u2019s fair to say his otherworldly level of play we saw from him from 2018 to 2022 is starting to get further and further away in the rearview mirror. That said, no one blends poise, playmaking and postseason performance like Mahomes, which is why he remains at No. 1 entering 2025, even if the field is closer than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Jones, No. 1 on the interior defender list, PFF wrote, \u201cWhat more is there to say about Chris Jones? The future first-ballot Hall of Famer was once again the highest-graded interior defender in the NFL in 2024 (90.2).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat makes it 88.0-plus marks in seven of his nine NFL seasons. His 1.69 PFF WAR over the past three years is by far the most among interior defenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emily Bicks covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Bills, Seahawks and Chiefs. She&#8217;s contributed to Heavy since 2019 and has interviewed some of the biggest stars in sports, including Jerry Rice, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal and Stefon Diggs. More about Emily Bicks<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs bring much-deserved attention to their starting center, Creed Humphrey, ahead of the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":68599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Make Exciting Announcement on $72 Million Starter - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=68598\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Make Exciting Announcement on $72 Million Starter - 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