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THE Kansas City Chiefs have signed a new tight end to battle Travis Kelce for the starting spot.
The Chiefs have had a strong start to the 2024-25 NFL season, going unbeaten at 4-0.
They face the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday Night Football.
But Kelce has had a mixed start to the campaign, struggling and looking miserable for the first three games.
That led to calls for Andy Reid to bench the 34-year-old from disgruntled fans and analysts.
The Chiefs decided to stick with their Hall of Fame-bound star, who finally came good in Week 4.
He managed to make 89 yards off of seven catches against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Those stats at the SoFi Stadium were better than his three previous games combine.
But Reid clearly wants more depth in the position, should Taylor Swift‘s boyfriend have another dip in form.
They already have Noah Gray at tight end, who has had an impressive start to the year.
Now, the Chiefs have now decided to sign Jody Fortson to their 53-man roster.
He has been picked up off their practice squad, the team announced on Friday.
The 28-year-old rejoined Reid’s side last week after spending the offseason with the Miami Dolphins.
Fortson had been in training camp most of the summer with Mike McDaniel‘s team.
He has not appeared in a regular season NFL game since 2022.
The tight end had previously been with the Chiefs active roster and practice squad since 2019.
Chiefs injury crisis
Patrick Mahomes lost another offensive weapon to injury in the Week 4 win in Los Angeles
The Chiefs saw wide receiver Rashee Rice taken off on the back of a medical cart at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Kansas City was already without free agency signing wide receiver Hollywood Brown (shoulder) and starting running back Isiah Pacheco (fractured fibula).
Both are set to miss large parts of the 2024 NFL season.
Speaking after Sunday’s win over the LA Chargers sent them to 4-0, Mahomes said, “All we can do now is go back to the basics and try to get guys opportunities to succeed.
“The guys stepped up and filled in as good as they can the role that Rice has in our offense, which is a big one.”
He then joined the Dolphins in free agency in March of this year.
Fortson has 14 receptions for 155 yards with four touchdowns in his 19 career games.
Chiefs fans reacted to the news on Friday afternoon, and were impressed with the signing.
One said on X: “This was a good move. The former WR now TE should be used on Monday Night Football.”
Another added: “Great moves! Excited to see TE Jody Fortson on the active roster.
“Solid additions to the team!”
McDonald’s fans blast chain for demolishing last ‘classic’ restaurant in the state and fume remodel is ‘gloom and doom’
MCDONALD’S customers have been crying out after the confirmation of a restaurant demolition.
The closure marks the end of the last remaining “classic” location in one state.
While some might think of the giant golden arches going through the building and advertisements of 15-cent burgers as “classic” McDonald’s, it’s 2024.
That means “classic” McDonald’s to many are the designs millennials will recognize from the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s.
They featured a bright red mansard roof with yellow arches across the top and even a playground area before most were eliminated.
McDonald’s later began modernizing and moving away from the designs and committed $6 billion to the cause for around 8,700 locations in 2018, per Food Business News.
Still, one “classic” location remained in Middletown, New Jersey, for residents this year.
It was recently torn down, however, and is still awaiting a remodel, per local radio station WKXW.
A notice released to the public in spring noted improvements to the site with expanded parking and updated lighting, landscaping, signs, menu boards, and more.
Kenneth Hullings, the owner and operator of the Middletown location, said he’d been trying to get it re-done for nearly 20 years, according to the Asbury Park Press.
“We have been in discussions with the corporation, believe it or not, since 2005 to get this restaurant remodeled and make it appropriate for the town, make it better for the residents and also make it better for us,” Hullings told the outlet.
The Middletown location was first constructed in 1971.
BRING IT BACK
It remains unclear when the renovations will be completed, and some customers have mixed feelings about the change.
A saddened local argued that the McDonald’s location would go “from vibrant colors to gloom and doom colors” with renovations in a thread on Facebook.
“I miss it already, I hate driving by and seeing it gone and the construction,” another wrote.
“My heart will go on,” a third added.
While McDonald’s has redesigned and modernized most of its now 14,300 restaurants in the United States over time, one has been kept almost the same for over 50 years.
Restaurant closures in 2024
BOSSES at major dining chains have announced a series of restaurant closures. The U.S. Sun has compiled a list of the chain's affected.
- Cracker Barrel: Stores in Medford, Oregon, Columbia, South Carolina, and Sacramento, California, have closed.
- Mod Pizza: Bosses dramatically shuttered 27 shops in April, including some in the state of California.
- Frisch’s Big Boy: Restaurant chiefs confirmed the closure of a restaurant in Covington, Kentucky in April.
- Outback Steakhouse: The chain will shutter 41 ‘underperforming’ locations this year.
- Two Bucks: Four restaurants in Ohio closed in April.
- Chili’s: A restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas, has shut permanently as well as one in Irvine, California, and one in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
- Friendly’s: Bosses confirmed an establishment in Ronkonkoma, Long Island will close.
- Pizza Hut: A restaurant in Glen Falls, New York, closed at the end of March, followed by four in Ohio in June and 15 in Indiana. This was followed in July by a bankruptcy filing from its parent company which announced the closure of 150 locations.
- Carl’s Jr.: The first Boise, Idaho location has closed.
- In-N-Out: An Oakland location closed earlier in the year due to crime in the area.
- Cheesecake Factory: The chain is set to shutter a location in Memphis, Tennessee in July.
- Applebee’s: Announced the closure of between 25 and 35 locations this year.
- Red Lobster: The seafood chain filed for bankruptcy in May and shuttered over 100 locations.
- Taco John’s: Shuttered a restaurant in Minnesota and put the building up for sale in May.
- Frisco’s Chicken: The poultry restaurant shuttered all of its locations over the summer
- Rubio’s Coastal Grill: Has announced the closure of 48 locations in California after filing for bankruptcy.
- Burger King: Shuttered a location in California in June after 30 years.
- Foster’s Freeze: Shuttered a location in California after five decades in business due to financial struggles.
- Chicken Salad Chick: After nine years the restaurant shuttered one location in Jacksonville, Florida, with no reason given.
- México Lindo: The New York City-based restaurant announced its final day after 52 years and finally shuttered its doors for good on July 31.
- American Dream Pizza: Closed all of its locations in Oregon in July.
- Tender Greens: The Southern California-based chain filed for bankruptcy.
- Lefty’s Famous Cheesesteaks, Hoagies, & Grill: Abruptly shuttered 18 locations in July due to a family feud.
- Firehouse Subs: Shuttered a location in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State over the summer citing “unforeseen circumstances”
- Taco Time: The Taco Bell rival shuttered a location in Seattle after 50 years following a death in the franchise owner’s family.
- Burgerim: Shuttered a location in Burlington, Massachusetts in July, reigniting bankruptcy fears from 2020.
- Denny’s: The chain has shuttered over 40 locations so far this year with the owner of the one outlet blaming vandalism.
- Starbucks: The chain shuttered one of its most iconic locations in New York City after almost three decades with fans blaming crime. It also lost a location in Seattle.
- Subway: In August, the sandwich chain shuttered over 20 locations across the US and Canada after a franchisee lost money after being a victim of fraud.
- IHOP: A restaurant in New Hampshire shut its doors after 24 years, leaving four locations in the state.
- Switchback Coffee Roasters: The popular chain filed for bankruptcy in August after over a decade in business.
- Jimmy John’s: The sandwich shop chain shuttered a location in Nevada on August 19 after 12 years citing overexpansion issues.
- KFC: Closed the remaining three locations in Rockford, Illinois all on the same day on August 19. In total, it closed six locations across four cities in Illinois.
- Rusty Bucket: The chicken shop chain confirmed it would officially leave Florida as it announced a handful of closures including in Sarasota and Ohio.
- Buca di Beppo: The Olive Garden rival abruptly shuttered 44 locations across five states before filing for bankruptcy.
- Red Robin: Announced the closure of its Ashburn, Virginia location on August 25 after 15 years in business.
- Noodles & Company: Shuttered dozens of locations due to their contribution to around $2 million worth of losses.
- Shoney’s: The classic American-style food chain founded in 1947 officially exited Ohio after three decades of business as it reduced its operational footprint.
- Homegrown: The sandwich chain based in Seattle announced the closure of 10 locations leaving 150 employees in the lurch.
- World of Beer: Filed for bankruptcy after closing 14 outlets.
- Arby’s: The chain announced a number of closures this year including in Lexington, Kentucky, Akron, Ohio,
- Uno Pizzeria & Grill: Shuttered a location in New Jersey in July, leaving just two in the state, followed by the closure of a Baltimore location in August.
- Hart House: Shutterd all four locations in California in September just two years after the vegan fast-food restaurant chain was launched by actor and comedian Kevin Hart.
LONGTIME STAPLE
That would be the oldest remaining McDonald’s from when Richard and Maurice McDonald started what would become a worldwide franchise after the involvement of Ray Kroc.
It resides in Downey, California, about 13 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, and is a major tourist attraction, per Eater LA.
The restaurant was just the third ever opened by the McDonald brothers.
McDonald’s has caused commotion among customers nationwide for other reasons recently.
Its Happy Meal toy partnership with Crocs caused some controversy, and some were left confused by the “flaps on the new McFlurry packaging.
After promises of pricing changes, it also released a $5 meal deal earlier this summer.
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