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No NFL team is perfect, and with a little more than three months until Week 1, questions remain for all 32 franchises. These are the most pressing questions for each team as we approach June.

With minicamps approaching, the most interesting parts of the NFLs offseason have taken place. From coaching hires, to free agency additions and subtractions, to trades, to draft picks, which teams fared the best during the latest NFL offseason?

By DAVE SKRETTA - May. 27, 2021 08:19 PM EDT Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Chris Lammons catches a ball during the NFL football teams organized team activities Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been “full-go” during the first week of voluntary workouts, three months after surgery for turf toe and a full month ahead of the original schedule. Chiefs coach An...

As the Kansas City Chiefs OTAs begin this week, here are the three storylines to keep an eye on as preparation begins for the 2021 NFL season.

“It was just kinda reading the defense and see what they were giving us,” said DeMaio. “They kinda played off some of the picks earlier in the game, so we thought that we could get that. Just something we’re always practicing. We have trust in each other and all the guys on the team.” Maryland coach John Tillman did not use his timeout, also stressing the trust between the two lefties. “Those guys have great chemistry. They’ve played together forever. When it comes to making decis...

5 Chiefs statistics from 2020 and what they mean for 2021 A look at some notable numbers and how they translate to this year’s Chiefs. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images No one should evaluate a football team solely on statistical analysis and intricate data. It’s such a physical and intangible sport; there’s a lot that goes into the sport that is nearly impossible to quantify. When we research through a statistical lens, it’s important to try and give as much context as possible. Tha...

Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott is the betting favorite to win Comeback Player of the Year Would you take these odds? Whether or not the Dallas Cowboys will have success this coming season will obviously depend on a number of different factors. Most of the team’s resources in the offseason acquisition period have been devoted to the defensive side of the ball which makes sense given how porous it was last season. It is a teeny bit of a roll of the dice to assume that the offense will be fine w...

Even with the NFL's expanded playoff field, not every team can realistically consider itself a title contender. Only a handful of teams are of that caliber, and more than half of the league will still miss the playoffs...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lucas Niang doesn’t regret his decision to opt out of his rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, even if it means the offensive lineman now faces an uphill fight for playing time this season. “I was thinking long-term,” he explained, “and that’s what I decided.” Now, more than a year after Niang was drafted in the third round out of TCU, the Chiefs are getting a chance to see him on the field. Niang took part in their th...

Chiefs rookie Trey Smith believes Kansas City is ‘best place’ for him After falling in the draft, the rookie offensive lineman recognizes the benefits of where he landed Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images When the Kansas City Chiefs selected former Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith in the sixth-round, the pick was immediately labeled one of the biggest steals of the draft — and rightfully so. The 2020 second-team All-American offensive guard did not possess the talent of a typical lat...