2025 Kansas City Chiefs season

2025 Kansas City Chiefs season
2025 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt Family; (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
Uniform
	← 2024; Chiefs seasons; 2026 →;

The 2025 season will be the Kansas City Chiefs' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their ninth under the leadership of general manager Brett Veach and their 13th under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs will enter the season as three time defending AFC champions.

In the offseason, Defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah was placed on season-ending Injured Reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2025 preseason.^[1]

Offseason

All transactions below have occurred in the 2025 offseason.

Futures contracts

Futures contracts are signed beginning with the conclusion of the previous season. They typically consist of players who spent a portion of the previous season on the practice squad of a team.


2025 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts
Player	Position
Chris Oladokun	QB
Chukwuebuka Godrick	T
Baylor Cupp	TE
Anthony Firkser	TE
Keaontay Ingram	RB
Jason Brownlee	WR
Justyn Ross	WR
Tyquan Thornton	WR
Darius Rush	CB
Deon Bush	S
Eric Scott	DB
Jason Taylor	DB
Shaun Bradley	LB
Siaki Ika	DT
Fabien Lovett	DT

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Players lost

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2024 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.


2025 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player	Position	Reason	New team
Carson Wentz	QB	UFA	Minnesota Vikings
D.J. Humphries	T	UFA	Los Angeles Rams
Samaje Perine	RB	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals
Jody Fortson	TE	UFA	TBD
Peyton Hendershot	TE	UFA	TBD
Mecole Hardman	WR	UFA	Green Bay Packers
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	UFA	Baltimore Ravens
Justin Watson	WR	UFA	Houston Texans
Justin Reid	S	UFA	New Orleans Saints
Keith Taylor	CB	UFA	Atlanta Falcons
Joshua Uche	DE	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles
Derrick Nnadi	DT	UFA	New York Jets
Tershawn Wharton	DT	UFA	Carolina Panthers
Spencer Shrader	K	UFA	Indianapolis Colts

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Signings


2025 Kansas City Chiefs signings
Player	Position	Previous team
Blake Lynch	LB	Kansas City Chiefs Practice squad
Robert Tonyan	TE	Kansas City Chiefs Practice squad
Cole Christiansen	LB	Kansas City Chiefs
Jaylon Moore	T	San Francisco 49ers
Elijah Mitchell	RB	San Francisco 49ers
Kristian Fulton	CB	Los Angeles Chargers
Bailey Zappe	QB	Cleveland Browns
Gardner Minshew	QB	Las Vegas Raiders
Jerry Tillery	DT	Minnesota Vikings
Robert Rochell	CB	Green Bay Packers
Mike Edwards	S	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Janarius Robinson	DE	Las Vegas Raiders
Tremayne Anchrum	OL	Houston Texans

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Trades

Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick only trades will go in draft section.


2025 Kansas City Chiefs trades
Team	Received	Compensation
Chicago Bears	4th round selection 2026 NFL draft	Joe Thuney
San Francisco 49ers	6th round selection 2027 NFL draft	Skyy Moore
New York Jets	Derrick Nnadi	6th round selection 2027 NFL draft

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Draft

2025 Kansas City Chiefs draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	31	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles^[6]
1	32	Josh Simmons	OT	Ohio State	From Philadelphia Eagles
2	63	Omarr Norman-Lott	DT	Tennessee
3	66	Ashton Gillotte	DE	Louisville	From Titans^[A]
	85	Nohl Williams	CB	California	From Denver via Carolina and New England
	95	Traded to the Patriots
4	133	Jalen Royals	WR	Utah State
5	156	Jeffrey Bassa	LB	Oregon	From Pittsburgh
	164	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers			From Philadelphia Eagles via Lions and Browns
	167	Traded to the Tennessee Titans^[B]
6	207	Traded to the New York Jets^[C]
7	225	Traded to the Arizona Cardinals^[D]			From Jets^[C]
	226	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers			From Panthers^[E]
	228	Brashard Smith	RB	SMU	From Patriots
	247	Traded to the Carolina Panthers^[E]
	251	Traded to the Patriots			Compensatory selection
	257	Traded to the Patriots			Compensatory selection

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2025 Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Elijhah Badger	WR	Florida	^[13]
Jake Briningstool	TE	Clemson
Will Brooks	S	Tennessee
Dalton Cooper	OL	Oklahoma State
Jacobe Covington	CB	USC
Eddie Czaplicki	P	USC
Mac Dalena	WR	Fresno State
Brandon George	LB	Pittsburgh
Coziah Izzard	DT	Penn State
Kevin Knowles	CB	Florida State
Justin Lockhart	WR	San Jose State
Glendon Miller	DB	Maryland
Esa Pole	OT	Washington State
Melvin Smith Jr.	CB	Southern Arkansas
Tre Watson	TE	Texas A&M
Elijah Young	RB	Western Kentucky
Jimmy Holiday	WR	Louisiana Tech	^[2]
Cooper McDonald	LB	TCU
Major Williams	DB	Carson–Newman

Draft trades

^ The Chiefs traded a 2024 seventh-round selection and CB L'Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a third-round selection and a 2024 seventh-round selection.^[7]
^ The Chiefs traded a conditional fifth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for WR DeAndre Hopkins. The condition – that Tennessee would receive a fifth-round pick if the Chiefs failed to advance to Super Bowl LIX or Hopkins played in less than 60% of the Chiefs' snaps – was converted at the end of the regular season, with Hopkins having played in less than 50% of the Chiefs' 2024 snaps following the trade.^[8]
^ ^a ^b The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Mecole Hardman.^[9]
^ The Chiefs traded a seventh-round selection to Arizona in exchange for DE Cameron Thomas.^[10]
^ ^a ^b The Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.^[11]

Staff

**Kansas City Chiefs staff**
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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Brett Veach Assistant general manager – Chris Shea Assistant general manager – Mike Bradway VP of player personnel – Tim Terry VP of player personnel – Ryne Nutt Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson Assistant director of football administration – Jack Wolov Head coaches Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier Quarterbacks – David Girardi Assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams Running backs – Todd Pinkston Assistant running backs – Mark DeLeone Wide receivers – Connor Embree Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line – Alex Whittingham Linebackers – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Rod Wilson Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Senior defensive assistant – Matt House Defensive quality control – Louie Addazio Defensive quality control – Chris Orr Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Porter Ellett Coaching support staff Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier Football research analyst – Mark Richards Strength and conditioning Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin Assistant strength and conditioning – Nick Cassetta Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Kansas City Chiefs roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Patrick Mahomes 17 Gardner Minshew Running backs (RB) 29 Kareem Hunt 25 Elijah Mitchell 10 Isiah Pacheco 24 Brashard Smith Wide receivers (WR) 5 Marquise Brown 89 Jason Brownlee 81 Nikko Remigio 11 Jalen Royals 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 80 Tyquan Thornton 1 Xavier Worthy Tight ends (TE) 83 Noah Gray 87 Travis Kelce 12 Jared Wiley		Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Mike Caliendo LG 52 Creed Humphrey C 77 Jaylon Moore RT 64 Wanya Morris LT 60 Hunter Nourzad C 71 Josh Simmons LT 65 Trey Smith RG 76 Kingsley Suamataia LG 74 Jawaan Taylor RT Defensive linemen (DL) 51 Mike Danna DE 97 Ashton Gillotte DE 94 Malik Herring DE 95 Chris Jones DT 56 George Karlaftis DE 92 Derrick Nnadi DT 55 Omarr Norman-Lott DT 90 Charles Omenihu DE 99 Jerry Tillery DT		Linebackers (LB) 31 Jeffrey Bassa OLB 32 Nick Bolton MLB 54 Leo Chenal OLB 43 Jack Cochrane MLB 59 Cooper McDonald MLB 23 Drue Tranquill OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Chamarri Conner FS 6 Bryan Cook FS 8 Kristian Fulton CB 21 Jaden Hicks SS 22 Trent McDuffie CB 30 Christian Roland-Wallace CB 35 Jaylen Watson CB 2 Joshua Williams CB 20 Nohl Williams CB Special teams (ST) 14 Matt Araiza P 7 Harrison Butker K 41 James Winchester LS		Practice squad 48 Cole Christiansen OLB 34 Mike Edwards SS 72 Chukwuebuka Godrick RT (IPP) 61 C. J. Hanson RG 82 Jimmy Holiday WR 93 Coziah Izzard DT 38 Kevin Knowles CB 19 Chris Oladokun QB 13 Hal Presley WR 39 Melvin Smith CB 42 Carson Steele FB 85 Robert Tonyan TE 92 Marlon Tuipulotu DT 49 Tre Watson TE Reserve 91 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE (IR) 88 Jake Briningstool TE (IR-DFR) 26 Deon Bush SS (IR) 75 Ethan Driskell LT (NF-Ill.) 50 Brandon George MLB (IR) 38 Keaontay Ingram RB (IR) 13 Nazeeh Johnson CB (IR-DFR) 4 Rashee Rice WR (Susp.) 98 Janarius Robinson DE (IR) 45 Eric Scott Jr. CB (IR) 53 B. J. Thompson DE (NF-Ill.) 52 active, 11 reserve, 13 practice squad (1 exempt) As of August 27, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Sources
1	August 9	at Arizona Cardinals	L 17–20	0–1	State Farm Stadium	^[14]
2	August 15	at Seattle Seahawks	L 16–33	0–2	Lumen Field	^[15]
3	August 22	Chicago Bears	L 27–29	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	^[16]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Venue	Network
1	September 5	7:15 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers	Arena Corinthians (São Paulo)	YouTube^[17]
2	September 14	3:25 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	Arrowhead Stadium	Fox
3	September 21	7:20 p.m.	at New York Giants	MetLife Stadium	NBC
4	September 28	3:25 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
5	October 6	7:15 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars	EverBank Stadium	ESPN/ABC
6	October 12	7:20 p.m.	Detroit Lions	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
7	October 19	12:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
8	October 27	7:15 p.m.	Washington Commanders	Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN/ABC
9	November 2	3:25 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills	Highmark Stadium	CBS
10	Bye
11	November 16	3:25 p.m.	at Denver Broncos	Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
12	November 23	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
13	November 27	3:30 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium	CBS
14	December 7	7:20 pm.	Houston Texans	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
15	December 14	12:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
16	December 21	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium	CBS
17	December 25	7:15 p.m.	Denver Broncos	Arrowhead Stadium	Prime Video^[18]
18	January 3/4	TBD	at Las Vegas Raiders	Allegiant Stadium	TBD

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[19]
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[19]
Week 1 and Week 17 games will be shown locally on KSHB-TV in the Chiefs' home television market.^[17]^[18]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers

NFL International Series

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	0	0
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

at Arena Corinthians São Paulo, Brazil

Date: September 5
Game time: 9:00 p.m. BRT/7:00 p.m. CDT
TV announcers (YouTube): Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Stacey Dales and Donald De La Haye
Preview

References

^ McMullen, Matt (August 18, 2025). "Chiefs Place DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah on IR Among Other Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sapp, Jared; Dixon, John (February 13, 2025). "Chiefs 2025 offseason overview: returning players, free agents, salary cap and the draft". Arrowhead Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
^ "Roster Moves: Bears acquire Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson via trade". chicagobears.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
^ "49ers Trade for WR Skyy Moore, Sign QB Tanner Mordecai in Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^ "Chiefs acquire DT Derrick Nnadi in trade with New York". chiefs.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
^ Destra, Brooke (April 24, 2025). "Live blog: Howie moves up a spot to draft LB from Alabama". Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ Wyatt, Jim (March 29, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Acquire Chiefs Cornerback L'Jarius Sneed Via Trade". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ Wyatt, Jim (October 24, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Trade WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs in Exchange for Conditional 5th Round Draft Pick". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
^ Easterling, Luke (October 18, 2023). "Jets Trade WR Mecole Hardman Back to Chiefs, Swap Draft Picks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Deal Cameron Thomas To Chiefs For Draft Pick". azcardinals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
^ "Here's a Look at the Chiefs Selections in the 2025 NFL Draft". chiefs.com.
^ "Breaking Down the Chiefs 2025 Undrafted Free Agent Signees". Chiefs.com. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
^ "Chiefs at Cardinals". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
^ "Chiefs at Seahawks". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
^ "Bears at Chiefs". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Kansas City Chiefs to open 2025 regular season in São Paulo, Brazil on KSHB 41". KSHB. Scripps Interactive. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Kansas City Chiefs vs Broncos Christmas night game to air locally on KSHB 41". KSHB.com. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

External links

Official website

[Titans-8] The Chiefs traded a 2024 seventh-round selection and CB L'Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a third-round selection and a 2024 seventh-round selection.^[7]

[Chiefs2-10] The Chiefs traded a conditional fifth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for WR DeAndre Hopkins. The condition – that Tennessee would receive a fifth-round pick if the Chiefs failed to advance to Super Bowl LIX or Hopkins played in less than 60% of the Chiefs' snaps – was converted at the end of the regular season, with Hopkins having played in less than 50% of the Chiefs' 2024 snaps following the trade.^[8]

[Jets-12] The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Mecole Hardman.^[9]

[Cardinals-14] The Chiefs traded a seventh-round selection to Arizona in exchange for DE Cameron Thomas.^[10]

[Panthers-15] The Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.^[11]

[1] McMullen, Matt (August 18, 2025). "Chiefs Place DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah on IR Among Other Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.

[offseason-2] Sapp, Jared; Dixon, John (February 13, 2025). "Chiefs 2025 offseason overview: returning players, free agents, salary cap and the draft". Arrowhead Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

[3] "Roster Moves: Bears acquire Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson via trade". chicagobears.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

[4] "49ers Trade for WR Skyy Moore, Sign QB Tanner Mordecai in Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

[5] "Chiefs acquire DT Derrick Nnadi in trade with New York". chiefs.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.

[6] Destra, Brooke (April 24, 2025). "Live blog: Howie moves up a spot to draft LB from Alabama". Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[7] Wyatt, Jim (March 29, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Acquire Chiefs Cornerback L'Jarius Sneed Via Trade". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[9] Wyatt, Jim (October 24, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Trade WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs in Exchange for Conditional 5th Round Draft Pick". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

[11] Easterling, Luke (October 18, 2023). "Jets Trade WR Mecole Hardman Back to Chiefs, Swap Draft Picks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[13] Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Deal Cameron Thomas To Chiefs For Draft Pick". azcardinals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[16] Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

[17] "Here's a Look at the Chiefs Selections in the 2025 NFL Draft". chiefs.com.

[18] "Breaking Down the Chiefs 2025 Undrafted Free Agent Signees". Chiefs.com. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

[19] "Chiefs at Cardinals". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.

[20] "Chiefs at Seahawks". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.

[21] "Bears at Chiefs". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2025.

[KSHB_LAC-22] "Kansas City Chiefs to open 2025 regular season in São Paulo, Brazil on KSHB 41". KSHB. Scripps Interactive. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

[KSHB_DEN-23] "Kansas City Chiefs vs Broncos Christmas night game to air locally on KSHB 41". KSHB.com. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.

[FlexibleScheduling-24] "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

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v t e Kansas City Chiefs
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons All-time roster First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Award winners Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Key personnel	Chairman & CEO: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General manager: Brett Veach Head coach: Andy Reid
Culture	Chiefs name controversy Hunt family Lamar Norma Clark H. Roe Bartle George Toma Warpaint K. C. Wolf Cheerleaders Tomahawk chop "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Quarterback Super Ball Holiday Touchdown ChiefsAholic 101 Awards
Lore	65 Toss Power Trap 2018 game vs. Los Angeles Rams Legion of Zoom Jet Chip Wasp 13 Seconds Corn Dog Tom and Jerry Super Bowl parade shooting 2024 AFC Championship Game
Rivalries	Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers Former: St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams (1968–1987; 1995–2015)
Wild card berths (10)	1968 1969 1986 1990 1991 1992 1994 2006 2013 2015
Division championships (17)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference championships (5)	2019 2020 2022 2023 2024
League championships (5)	1962 1969 (IV) 2019 (LIV) 2022 (LVII) 2023 (LVIII)
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KSHB-TV Radio: WDAF-FM Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

v t e Kansas City Chiefs seasons
Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)
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Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–65) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2025 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
Uniform

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