Franchise tag candidates: Which NFL players will likely be kept under wraps?

Franchise tag candidates: Which NFL players will likely be kept under wraps? Kirk Cousins, Le’Veon Bell, Eric Berry all likely to receive restrictive, one-year tag. Check out this story on myozaukeenow.com: http://usat.ly/2lgnt2k USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes looks ahead to 2017 and what the New England Patriots must do in the offseason if they’re going to have a chance for another Super Bowl title.

Playoff-bound Chiefs get a week to rest

Alex Smith has known all along that he was going to report to the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice facility Monday, and he knew pretty much down to the minute what the rest of the day would entail. In the span of four sweet hours, Smith went from potentially spending the entire week getting ready for a road playoff game to having the rest of it off.

Justin Houston reportedly out for Sunday

The Kansas City Chiefs will reportedly be without All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston on Sunday for their Christmas night game against the Denver Broncos. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Kansas City will have to deal with yet another injury.