The Kansas City Chiefs may very well be getting an enormous enhance to their offense earlier than the tip of the common season.
Broad receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown has reportedly obtained his closing clearance to return to apply, which may pave the way in which for him to be again within the lineup earlier than the tip of the common season.
The Chiefs signed Brown in free company this previous offseason within the hopes that he may strengthen a large receiver room that was the clear Achilles’ heel on the 2023 workforce. Sadly for Brown and the Chiefs, he was injured on his first preseason snap and has been sidelined ever since.
He spent the 2023 season enjoying for the Arizona Cardinals, catching 51 passes for 574 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The Chiefs had been hoping he may workforce up with second-year huge receiver Rashee Rice and rookie Xavier Worthy to construct a extra formidable huge receiver depth chart that may not be such a weak spot.
However Brown has but to play because of damage, whereas Rice was injured within the Chiefs’ fourth sport and is out for the season. That has left Worthy with a considerably larger function than he was most likely anticipating when he was drafted with the twenty eighth total choose.
The Chiefs additionally added DeAndre Hopkins earlier than the commerce deadline so as to add extra depth. Tight finish Travis Kelce is main the Chiefs with 80 receptions, whereas no person else on the workforce has greater than 38.
Regardless of the dearth of manufacturing from the huge receiver place, the Chiefs are nonetheless 12-1 and within the prime spot within the AFC standings. Their offense just isn’t even near what it has been in latest seasons, whereas they’re successful loads of video games in unbelievable methods with some good luck on their aspect.
It stays to be seen when Brown will take to the sector and what he can do, however the potential of him returning and making any type of influence is actually a constructive growth for the Chiefs offense.