It can be overwhelming, so Athlon is here to help keep up with your favorite team all season long.
Keeping up with your favorite team can be an all-consuming task. We’re here to help indulge that need to follow all aspects of the NFL on Twitter.
For all 32 teams, we’re picking the best Twitter accounts for each franchise. They run the gamut from players, coaches, executives, traditional media, bloggers or simply accounts that keep us informed and entertained.
Whether you’re a Twitter neophyte or simply trying to spice up your feed for football season, we’re here to help. And it all starts with the Kansas City Chiefs official Twitter account:
@kcchiefs (Followers: 97,094)
Top Chiefs To Follow:
Note: Followers as of date of publication, July 31, 2012
| Name | Pos. | Followers | ||
| 1. | Jamaal Charles | RB | @jcharles25 | 967,598 |
| 2. | Jon Baldwin | WR | @Jon__Baldwin | 288,492 |
| 3. | Eric Berry | S | @Stuntman1429 | 67,593 |
| 4. | Peyton Hillis | RB | @thepeytonhillis | 49,739 |
| 5. | Dexter McCluster | RB | @dextermccluster | 45,380 |
| 6. | Steve Breaston | WR | @SBreaston15 | 41,952 |
| 7. | Brady Quinn | QB | @BQ9 | 37,075 |
| 8. | Kevin Boss | TE | @KevinBossman | 35,397 |
| 9. | Brandon Flowers | CB | @BFlowers24 | 34,474 |
| 10. | Eric Winston | OT | @ericwinston | 28,924 |
| 11. | Javier Arenas | CB | @JavierArenas21 | 28,183 |
| 12. | Tamba Hali | LB | @TambaHali91 | 24,159 |
| 13. | Derrick Johnson | LB | @superdj56 | 22,790 |
| 14. | Dwayne Bowe | WR | @DwayneBowe82 | 12,807 |
| 15. | Stanford Routt | CB | @SRoutt26 | 10,808 |
| 16. | Kendrick Lewis | S | @klewis23 | 10,680 |
| 17. | Andy Studebaker | LB | @studie32 | 10,227 |
| 18. | Dontari Poe | DT | @PoeMans_dream | 9,868 |
| 19. | Tony Moeaki | TE | @TonyMoeaki81 | 8,565 |
| 20. | Branden Albert | OG | @B_albert76 | 6,040 |
If you want the latest Chiefs' news and information, you need to follow @ChiefsPR (8,153 followers) and Chiefs Insider @JoshLooney (16,040).
Mitch Holthus, the Voice of the Chiefs, can be found in the Twitterverse at @mitchholthus (12,298).
To help you get in the spirit for the upcoming season, you can follow the Chiefs' cheerleaders at @ChiefsCheer (4,471).
The Chiefs Beat:
Kent Babb, Columnist for the Kansas City Star: @kentbabb (12,239)
Adam Teicher, Writer for Kansas City Star: @adamteicher (6,402)
Randy Covitz, Writer for Kansas City Star: @randycovitz (1,484)
Chiefs Blog Roll:
Red Zone is the Kansas City Star's Chiefs blog.
Arrowhead Pride is SB Nation's Chiefs blog, which also can be found on Twitter at @ArrowheadPride.
Warpaint Illustrated offers independent coverage of the Chiefs in print, online and via the Out of Bounds podcast. It's Twitter handle, @ChiefsInsider should not be confused with that of @JoshLooney, who is the official Chiefs Insider.
Arrowhead Addict, Chiefs Command, Chiefs Gab, and the appropriately named KC Chiefs Blog are some others to check out.
The ESPN AFC West blog is run by Bill Williamson and you can follow him @espn_afcwest.
2012 Athlon Sports NFL Power Rankings and Team Previews:
No. 32: Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 31: St. Louis Rams
No. 30: Minnesota Vikings
No. 29: Indianapolis Colts
No. 28: Cleveland Browns
No. 27: Miami Dolphins
No. 26: Arizona Cardinals
No. 25: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
No. 24: Kansas City Chiefs
No. 23: Wed., Aug. 1
Order your 2012 Kansas City Chiefs Athlon Sports NFL Preview magazine here
Related: 2012 Kansas City Chiefs Season Preview
Related: 2012 Kansas City Chiefs Schedule Analysis
- By Braden Gall and Mark Ross, published on July 31, 2012
