Chiefs vs. Steelers in DeAndre Hopkins Trade?

SEPT 29 TUG-OF-WAR? The Titans are off to an 0-3 start, which is triggering another series of DeAndre Hopkins trade rumors. So here's a beaut ... How about an NFC tug-of-war for his services between the Chiefs and the Steelers?

That's the suggestion here, with those two undefeated contenders in theory entering a bidding war for the faded star wideout. Their logic?

In the case of KC: "Patrick Mahomes has uncharacteristically struggled this season, throwing for five touchdowns and four interceptions. With Travis Kelce fading potentially before our very eyes, adding Hopkins to the team wouldn't hurt the Titans in the long run if they were going to rebuild anyway. Plus, it gives Hopkins a shot at his first Super Bowl and does right by him.''

In the case of the Steelers : "They might lack that extra punch to put them over the top. ... The unit is playing well overall, but they will need some star power to break out at some point.''

The reality of both rosters, if it's about "neediness''? The Steelers would figure to be more hungry to make such a move.

SEPT 28 DO-IT-ALL! Travis Kelce is viewed in the NFL as a future Hall of Famer who can do it all ... on the field and off. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion and arguably the greatest pass-catching tight end in NFL history. ... and now we know he's also a pop-culture phenomenon who can perform on-stage and on-camera.

Is there anything Taylor Swift's boyfriend can't do? Yup. Mom Donna Kelce is offering up a funny revelation of her son's two problems.

"He can't clean. He can't cook," she told Extra.

SEPT 28 BIG MOVE? The Kansas City Chiefs are without starting running back Isiah Pacheco due to a fractured fibula. That has CBS Sports suggesting that the defending back-to-back Super Bowl winners might need to make a roster move.

But we think they might've already done it.

CBS Sports is listing each team's "biggest needs'' entering Week 4, and they think the issue in KC is the running back position.

Factually, though, we've already seen Steele step up in a big way in Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons, and we have coach Andy Reid offering hints about what Hunt might eventually do.

Reid has a "do more with less'' tradition here: Solid running backs as complementary pieces. In that sense, the "big move'' might be a little one ... the Chiefs' re-signing of ex-Browns back Hunt.

SEPT 26 SHOCKER! It is possible that Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt - the Browns ex who this week signed back up with his original employer in KC as Isiah Pacheco will be out for 6-8 weeks with a fractured fibula - will simply serve as a third-string helper while making no real impact in that team's chase for a third straight Super Bowl. Or ...

"I'm excited to go help shock the world and show them I've still got it," Hunt said.

Indeed, Hunt "shocking the world'' would be a story.

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SEPT 24 KAREEM GETS CALL The Chiefs are down a man in the backfield due to the Isiah Pacheco injury and now have turned to help from a Browns ex.

The Chiefs have signed Kareem Hunt to their 53-man roster, lifting him up from the practice squad.

Hunt was an NFL rushing champion here as a rookie before getting embroiled in a behavioral controversy. ... and then landing with Cleveland.

He was recently brought back to Kansas City as a "street free agent'' and now he will get a chance to chase a ring as the Chiefs are trying to win a third straight Super Bowl.

SEPT 23 DOWN The Cleveland Browns dropped to 1-2 with a loss to the Giants on Sunday and the offensive line giving up sacks remains a major problem.

Troubling to fans, we're sure: As this is no longer a secret (see below), what is the front office going to do about it?