Sam McDowell ✓

@SamMcDowell11 · joined 27 Jul 2011

Sports columnist for The Kansas City Star. Hit me up: smcdowell@kcstar.com.

32 798Followers

766Following

30 373Posts total

458.7KViews on collected posts

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Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell113 Sep

Didn’t spot Josh Simmons or Marcus Harris during the Chiefs’ final practice of the week this morning. Chamarri Conner, Ashton Gillotte, R Mason Thomas and Tyreke Smith were without helmets. 16.7K views · 88 likes · 16 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell112 Sep

The podcast is live. Breaking down the Chiefs' 53. Listen below or join the chat here: https://t.co/oFoxOjyTUD 8.4K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell112 Sep

Did the Chiefs Get the 2026 Initial 53-Man Roster Right? https://t.co/LF1yIc7lFC 13.3K views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell1131 Aug

@SamMcDowell11 He has a better chance of getting on the 53 in Washington with that abomination of a o line 1.8K views · 25 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell1131 Aug

@SamMcDowell11 @ArrowheadAddict He said he’s sick of our nonsense 2K views · 9 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell1131 Aug

@SamMcDowell11 You have to wonder if the chiefs even tried to bring him on. It’s either that or Pole was done dealing with the staff. 3.4K views · 21 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell1131 Aug

Esa Pole plans to join the Commanders practice squad, a source told The Star. 160.5K views · 247 likes · 61 reposts · 14 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell1131 Aug

After keeping 7+ wide receivers in three straight years, the Chiefs, at last, are down to six. The 6-7-8 receivers combined for 3 catches for 25 yards last season. And they'll be able to stock some on the practice squad. 13.6K views · 109 likes · 7 reposts · 10 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell115 Sep 2025

@SamMcDowell11 So many of us have the knucklehead days that resulted in failure but we're also blessings in disguise. It's amazing he always had adults in his life supporting him because that's what made the difference in being able to build resiliency. 414 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell115 Sep 2025

@SamMcDowell11 "I never, ever once thought of giving up on him. You now, Travis is a very truthful person. I knew his heart and I knew his character. I loved Travis Kelce,” from his uni coach Jones 🥹 856 views · 13 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell115 Sep 2025

@SamMcDowell11 Great read… Taylor said something interesting about herself during the New Heights Pod. “I lead with my heart”… My take away from this piece is - so does Trav. Once he “sees it now” he really sees it. I get how those two are connected. 1.3K views · 14 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Sam McDowell ✓@SamMcDowell115 Sep 2025

Travis Kelce begins Year 13. His early years? He calls them his "knucklehead days." And there are stories to tell. "He was going to blow up and turn into a first-ballot guy — or he was going to blow up and be out of football.” Kelce, before the fame:https://t.co/cd6ZYdT8rc 236.4K views · 730 likes · 90 reposts · 20 replies Open on X →

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8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views10 837this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %33.04%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.60%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	10 837	924	11.7×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	33.04%	3.62%	9.13×
Engagement rate	0.60%	1.52%	0.40×

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How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

236.4K5 Sep

1.3K

856

414

13.6K31 Aug

160.5K

3.4K

1.8K

13.3K2 Sep

8.4K

16.7K3 Sep

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Engagement rate per post

0.37%5 Sep

1.15%

1.52%

0.97%

0.94%31 Aug

0.23%

0.70%

0.51%

1.37%

0.06%2 Sep

0.02%

0.70%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes70.3%1 266 in total

Reposts9.7%175 in total

Replies3.2%58 in total

Quotes4.1%73 in total

Bookmarks12.7%229 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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