66 Days until Chiefs football, we are ‘Mike Caliendo’ days away
KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 21: Mike Caliendo #66 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesWe are 66 days away from the Kansas City Chiefs season-opening game against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football" in Week 1.
The No. 66 jersey will be worn by offensive lineman Mike Caliendo entering training camp, as he has since entering the league in 2023, but he will have to perform well in St. Joseph to keep wearing it through 2026.
There aren't many significant No. 66s in Chiefs history, so let's remember a unique player in this franchise's story.
A unique, memorable No. 66 in Chiefs history
Ricky Siglar (1993 - 1996)Ricky Siglar was an undrafted free agent when the 1989 NFL Draft had 12 rounds. He was first signed by the Dallas Cowboys, then eventually signed with the developmental squad" of the San Francisco 49ers, playing with the team in 1990 before being an annual cut by the team each of the next two years.
The Chiefs signed him in 1993, the same year former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana took the reins in Kansas City, and Siglar started 14 games that season at right tackle. He started all three postseason games through the AFC Championship Game loss to the Buffalo Bills.
He would start 50 total games with the Chiefs, at a time when the team was as consistently competitive as it had been in 30 or so years.
66%: The team catch rate for the Chiefs in 2025
Don't ask me to explain the difference between the team's completion rate and its catch rate, but according to Pro Football Reference, the team's catch rate in 2025 was an outlier among recent seasons in Chiefs history.
- 2025: 66% catch rate
- 2024: 71%
- 2023: 70%
- 2022: 71%
- 2021: 70%
The team has seemingly dealt with issues regarding drops throughout the era of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but the statistics show that passes were falling to the ground at a higher rate than the offense was accustomed to prior to this.
Whether the drop-off is due to the lack of schemed-open pass catchers, pass accuracy or the receiver's ability to finish plays, Kansas City's pass offense will feel stronger if this statistic reverts to the mean over the last five years.