Raiders Mock Mahomes, Training Camp Pressers, QBs Get Paid, and more

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Today we bring you an update on the Raiders’ trash talk, injury updates from training camp, press conferences, NFL news, and more.

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Last week, a video surfaced of the Raiders rookie safety Trey Taylor holding a Kermit the Frog puppet with a Patrick Mahomes jersey on it during their training camp.

In the video, Taylor mocks Patrick Mahomes by saying, “I’m here. I’m here.” This was in reference to Mahomes saying “I’m here” repeatedly to Raiders DE Maxx Crosby during a 2022 game in which Crosby and Mahomes had an altercation on the field.

Taylor then continues to mock Mahomes with the puppet, saying, “I’m a bitch.”

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Mahomes was asked about the video at a press conference the following day, and he said:

Mahomes was asked again about the incident by CBS Sports, and he said:

Coach Reid was also asked about the incident, and he said:

When asked about the incident and if he liked leaning into that kind of trash talk, Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce said:

Mahomes is 10-2 against the Raiders in his career and has led the Chiefs to an AFC West Division title every year since he has been the starting quarterback.

The Chiefs play the Raiders in Las Vegas in week 8, then again at Arrowhead Stadium on Black Friday in week 13.

The Chiefs will practice today, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday this week and have off days on Tuesday and Saturday.

The practice on Sunday, August 4th, has a $5 admission fee. All practices begin at 9:15 am.

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• G Joe Thuney was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list and can begin practicing immediately

• DT Chris Jones did not practice Sunday due to a groin strain

• CB Nazeeh Johnson did not practice after tweaking his right knee, the same knee on which he had ACL surgery last season

• WR Hollywood Brown and RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire did not practice due to illness

Source: Coach Reid

See highlights from the recent press conference below.

Andy Reid

• On the LT battle: “They’re doing a nice job. They’re going back and forth and they’re challenging each other.”

• On turnovers at camp: Coach Reid noted that he wants the offense to be aggressive at camp to see what they can get away with, and they want the defense to focus on creating turnovers, which will force the offense to protect the ball.

• On Carson Wentz: “He’s doing a heck of a job. Fast learner, he’s got a good feel for the game.”

Patrick Mahomes

• On the deep routes: “We’re out here to work on that… We’ll continue to get better and better at building chemistry as camp goes on.”

• On Hollywood Brown: “Everybody told me he was a fast guy, but no one told me how much he can actually do on the football field.”

• On the WR room: Mahomes praised the group and noted that the speed will open up the intermediate and short routes for all the receivers.

Dave Toub

• On potential punt returners: Xavier Worthy, Kadarius Toney, Mecole Hardman, Hollywood Brown, and Nikko Remigio are the front runners to return punts

• On the new kickoff rule: “These preseason games are going to be important for us. You want to try to kick the ball without a lot of hang time. Low, maybe skips inside the 10 and into the end zone…. You’ve got to try to kick it away from returners if you can.”

• On the kicker for kickoffs: “Butker is going to be our main kickoff guy. He can move the ball and do a lot of things. Other guys that can kick off, Justin [Reid] and Louis [Rees-Zammit] can do it and be cover guys, now you have 11 guys instead of 10.”

Travis Kelce

• On the transition from the offseason to training camp: “This is my sanctuary man... Year 12. That means I’ve spent about a year of my life here… I love it, man.”

• On the value of training camp: “This is where it all starts… At the end of the day, this is where you really find out what the team is made of.”

• On the offense: “We’ve got new pieces… We’re trying to blend that together the best possible.”

• On how hard he is on himself: “I’m my biggest critic. I’m my worst critic… You have to have that certain mentality of always trying to find ways to do better. And I got that from Coach Reid. You can always find a way to do something better and make someone’s job easier.”

All press conferences can be viewed in their entirety here.

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Last week, the Dolphins gave QB Tua Tagovailoa a 4-year, $212M extension, and the Packers gave QB Jordan Love a 4-year, $220M extension.

Tagovailoa’s deal includes $167M guaranteed and the $53.1M average annual value makes him the 4th highest-paid QB in the NFL.

Love’s deal included a $75M signing bonus, the highest signing bonus in NFL history, and has an average annual value of $55M, which ties Joe Burrow as the highest-paid QB in the NFL.

Patrick Mahomes is now tied with Kirk Cousins for the 11th-highest average annual value for a QB at $45M per year according to Over the Cap.

• Cowboys DE Sam Williams suffered a torn ACL at practice on Sunday and will miss the 2024 season

• Patriots DT Christian Barmore will be out indefinitely after being diagnosed with blood clots over the weekend

• Lions K Michael Badgley suffered a torn hamstring and will miss the 2024 season

• The Texans and Bears will square off this Thursday at 7:00 pm CT on ESPN and ABC in the Hall of Fame game

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