Everything that went down during Kansas City’s second training camp practice in St. Joseph.
On Wednesday morning, the Kansas City Chiefs returned to the practice field at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph for the second full practice of the team’s 2025 training camp.
This was the second of 17 sessions scheduled for the team’s practice field next to MWSU’s Spratt Stadium. 14 of the remaining practices will be open to the public — click here for details and a full schedule — while one more will be open only to the team’s Season Ticket Members.
Arrowhead Pride editor-in-chief Pete Sweeney was there. He posted some observations on social media — starting with a hotter day on the practice field.
A hotter day in St. Joe for the second practice, sunny with temperatures in the low 80s as practice began and rising to the mid-80s by the workout’s conclusion. The Chiefs continue ramping up, so this one went about an hour and a half.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
For the second straight day, only those on the PUP list missed out on practice.
Player attendance mirrored Tuesday, with the only players missing being those on the PUP list: CB Kristian Fulton (knee), RT Jawaan Taylor (knee) and TE Tre Watson.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
Wednesday also mirrored Tuesday in how the team handled those absences.
For the second straight day, Josh Simmons took all the reps at left tackle while Jaylon Moore worked at right tackle.
At cornerback, Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson were the outside top-team corners with Chamarri Conner inside.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
Pete checked in with the defensive coordinator on what we can expect from the third-year safety.
For those curious, I asked DC Steve Spagnuolo how he sees Conner’s role evolving after practice: “I’m really excited about Chamarri I just watch him out there. He’s become a little bit of a multiple-position guy, which is a good thing… You’re certainly going to see him at…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
Spagnuolo added notes on George Karlaftis, Nick Bolton and Nohl Williams, which we rounded up in today’s camp notebook here: https://t.co/pQvVtW1IcO
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
In 7-on-7s, Pete saw solid plays from two veteran wideouts — the first one of whom is new to the team for 2025.
In the opening 7-on-7 period, WR Tyquan Thornton made a tough catch from QB Patrick Mahomes at the left sideline, falling to his back as he secured the ball. After a quick pass, WR Rashee Rice spun around quickly, a clear sign to me that the knee is 100%.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
Then a second-year reserve cornerback made a play against the new backup quarterback…
Against QB Gardner Minshew in 7-on-7, CB Chris Roland-Wallace recorded a diving pass breakup.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
…and the starter provided some evidence for one of Pete’s choices in his first 53-man roster projection.
To finish the period, Mahomes showcased his unique arm talent with a running sidearm TD pass to rookie TE Jake Briningstool. We had Briningstool in our initial 53-man projection. https://t.co/jh1zWS7EGl
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
As we expected, the team continued to emphasize Mahomes going deep.
For the second straight day, Mahomes completed a deep shot, this one during 11-on-11s down the left sideline to WR Hollywood Brown (with both Watson and S Bryan Cook in pursuit). The emphasis on deep passing has been there in these first two looks.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
Cook spoke about how this development is making Mahomes happy: “Anybody at any given time can go deep at any alignment, so for us, I think just having awareness of who’s on the field and where they at is definitely going to help our [football] IQ for sure.”
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
Then the quarterback tried some Mahomes Magic™
Three plays later, Mahomes threw an incredible sidearm pass to Rice, who dived on the ball to make the catch. These two already look like they are picking up where they left off in Week 4 last year, though we do expect a suspension announcement at some point.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
And an exciting rookie running back channeled Damien Williams in Super Bowl LIV.
Mahomes concluded 11-on-11 with what looked like a wheel to RB Brashard Smith, a dangerous prospect for opponents considering that sub-4.4 speed.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
After practice, Sack Nation became Crash Nation…
Chris Jones crashed Spags’ press conference.https://t.co/mfks4e88Yu
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
…and Pete tallied Wednesday’s Mahomes targets.
Mahomes targets (team): Brown (3), Kelce (3), Rice (3), Royals (3), Thornton (3), Briningstool (2), Gray (2), Smith, Wiley, Worthy
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 23, 2025
The next practice will be Thursday at 9:15 a.m. Arrowhead Time. As always, we will have live updates after practice begins. After practice concludes, quarterbacks, running backs and specialists will sign autographs, while head coach Andy Reid will be among those speaking to the press.
