The restaurant started by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce is getting some free publicity, via an apparent effort by a largely unknown sneaker company to generate some free publicity.
Via Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com, 1587 Sneakers has sued Mahomes, Kelces, and their business partners over the 1587 Prime steakhouse in Kansas City.
The lawsuit contends that 1587 Sneakers brand began selling shoes in April 13, 2023, before 1587 Prime opened. However, 1587 Sneakers didn’t apply for the “1587" trademark until October 2025. 1587 Prime filed a trademark application in December 2023.
The companies have pursued trademark protections in different categories. 1587 Prime focuses on bars and restaurants, while 1587 Sneakers seeks a trademark in the clothing realm.
Complicating the situation is the fact that 1587 Prime also sells clothing. Also, 1587 Sneakers contends the customers have contacted the company under the misimpression that it’s affiliated with 1587 Prime.
Maybe we’re just missing something, but doesn’t that help 1587 Sneakers?
Then again, the lawsuit helps it, too. Because people who had never heard of 1587 Sneakers (like me) are now aware of it.
Travis Kelce may not be ready to spend plenty of time golfing from July to January.
Despite signs and signals that Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was ready to retire from pro football, current indications point to a fourteenth NFL season.
On Friday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters that the team and Kelce’s representatives are talking about a new deal.
“There is communication,” Reid said regarding negotiations with Kelce, via Nate Taylor of ESPN.com. “That’s the main thing. I’ve said this before: As long as there’s communication, I’m good. That means people want to move forward. I think that’s where Travis is.”
Reid then tapped the brakes, a bit.
“I’m not trying to put words in his mouth at all, and I try to give him some space here,” Reid said. “He’s been doing this a long time, and he can sort all that out as he goes forward. But we’re proceeding with that.”
Kelce is due to become a free agent for the first time in his career. There’s been no indication that he’s thinking about ending his career with another team. It most likely will be the Chiefs or no one.
Still, the price will have to be right. On one hand, Kelce doesn’t need the money; he’s making a lot more through his podcast and other endeavors. On the other hand, he’s not going to play for the minimum.
There’s a respect factor that reflects his value to the organization. And the Chiefs recently cleared $43 million in cap space by restructuring quarterback Patrick Mahomes’s contract.
Kelce seemed to be poised to retire a year ago, if the Chiefs had won a record third straight Super Bowl. He decided to continue. The return of Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator could be the thing that gets Kelce, 36, to give it another go.
He has the rest of his life to not play football. Once it’s done, it’s done. (Except for those who unretire.) If Kelce still enjoys it — and if he can still physically do it — why stop?
The clock is nevertheless ticking. If Kelce isn’t going to play in 2026, the Chiefs need to make other plans. And the official negotiating window for free agency opens in only 10 days.
Tyreek Hill is on the open market.
He’s posted himself working out in Kansas City.
The Chiefs could use some help offensively.
Eric Bienemy just returned to the organization as offensive coordinator.
Are you connecting the dots, too?
If it seems inevitable that Hill will rejoin the Chiefs at some point, head coach Andy Reid threw a little cold water on that notion during his Friday press conference.
“Yeah, listen, we go through everything and everybody. That’s how [G.M.] Brett [Veach] does,” Reid said. “I don’t even know if Tyreek is healthy right now to do anything. So, I’m sure he’s working hard on that part of it, trying to get that all straightened out.
“But yeah, listen, we talk about everything. So there’s nothing happening there, but we know what you know — that he’s out there and cranking away, trying to get himself back to where he can play, period.”
Hill suffered a torn ACL during in Week 4, prematurely ending his10th season. He caught 21 passes for 265 yards with one touchdown before the injury.
Two of Hill first-team, All-Pro selections for receiver came with the Chiefs — in 2018 and in 2020. He also was a first-team, All-Pro returner as a rookie in 2016.
In his six seasons with the franchise, Hill caught 479 passes for 6,630 yards with 56 touchdowns in 91 games. He also had 84 postseason receptions for 1,081 yards with five touchdowns in 13 games, winning Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs to cap the 2019 season.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will not be attending the scouting combine next week.
Reid told reporters in a Friday video conference that he recently had a procedure on his knee, so he will miss the festivities in Indianapolis.
“I’m on IR for about a second here,” Reid joked in his presser. “Not long.”
Reid noted that while the offseason has been longer than the Chiefs are accustomed to after missing the postseason for the first time since 2014 — and the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2017 — there is a silver lining in having the No. 9 overall pick in the upcoming draft.
“You try to find some positives in sitting where you’re at and why you’re there and the positives are you get yourself geared down and get better,” Reid said. “So, this has a chance to help you get better. And that’s how [G.M.] Brett [Veach] feels and that’s the way he’s going about it.
“And nobody wants to be picking at ninth, but we are — that’s the reality of it. And so, you dig in and you put a plan together and go for it the best you can.”
On Monday, a new lawsuit accused Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice of multiple incidents of domestic violence. The complaint came to light on Wednesday. His lawyer has issued a statement regarding the situation.
“On October 9th, 2025, well after the parties’ relationship had ended, Ms. Jones stated under penalty of perjury in a sworn Affidavit for Non-Prosecution that ‘Mr. Rice and I had a verbal argument, but he did not punch me,’” attorney Sean Lindsey said, via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. “We will allow the legal process to run its course and will have no further comment at this time.”
The statement raises several questions. What was the specific context of the creation of the affidavit? The reference to “non-prosecution” indicates that there had been some sort of potential criminal action against Rice that was resolved with Ms. Jones signing the affidavit.
How did the affidavit come to be? Who wrote it? Under what circumstances did Ms. Jones sign it? Was she represented by counsel at the time?
Also, the affidavit speaks to one specific incident: A verbal argument in which Rice did not punch her. It doesn’t seem to be a blanket statement as to any other potential incidents between them, including those contained in the lawsuit, which does not specifically accuse Rice of punching her.
Regardless, the lawsuit says what it says. It will be for Rice’s lawyers to try to use the affidavit to secure a dismissal of the complaint, or perhaps to instigate a perjury prosecution of Ms. Jones.
For now, it’s about P.R. But the quote from Lindsey hardly constitutes full exoneration of Rice for the conduct cited in the complaint.
Unfortunately, that’s the message the statement is attempting to send — aided by the decision to blast Lindsey’s statement without context or explanation on an 11-million follower Twitter firehose.
