With the Kansas City Chiefs placing WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown on IR, there's now a clearer picture of when he could push to make a return in 2024-25.
will take the field for Week 2's game against the Cincinnati Bengals without one of their prized free agent pickups. That's nothing new for the back-to-back champs, though, and it'll remain the case for weeks – and likely months – to come.earlier this week. That originally led many to conjure up Week 7's game against the San Francisco 49ers as a potential early return date, although nothing of the sort is viewed as realistic now.
On Thursday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Brown will miss "more like months" following surgery. On Saturday night, "Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown, who was put on injured reserve Friday because of a shoulder injury that requires surgery, is not expected to play in the regular season, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter," the story began. "There still was a chance Brown could return for the postseason, but he was not expected back any sooner than mid-January, sources told Schefter."about the state of the Chiefs' receiver room.
With the aforementioned two in the fold and considerable depth behind them, Kansas City should be fine at the receiver spot. On the other hand, they're on thin ice if another top option goes down. In the event of another injury, it might be time to consider an external acquisition. Walking the tightrope until Brown's return was always expected, but him potentially missing the entire regular season leaves far less margin for error or misfortune.
For now, all the Chiefs can do is try to stack wins without Brown and all Brown can do is focus on his long-term health. The book on the former first-round pick's 2024-25 efforts may not be shut just yet.Jordan Foote is the deputy editor of Arrowhead Report on SI.com, covering the Kansas City Chiefs. He also hosts the One Royal Way podcast on Kansas City Sports Network. Jordan is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. Follow him on X @footenoted.
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