Health, or a lack thereof, has been the theme of the Kansas City Chiefs ‘ season thus far. Regardless of whether it’s on offense or defense, the reigning Super Bowl champions are struggling to keep everyone available early in the 2024-25 season. The first major domino seemed to be wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who suffered a sternoclavicular injury in the club’s preseason opener.
After attempting to let his injury heal naturally once everything was reset, Brown didn’t make enough progress to return as originally planned. That prompted surgery ( that he’s since deemed a success ), although there hasn’t been much of an update on his status since national reports indicated that he’s expected to miss the rest of the regular season .
Now that DeAndre Hopkins is entering the fold via trade , Kansas City has some wideout help for the home stretch. Is Brown eventually going to play alongside him in a meaningful game as a Chief? Head coach Andy Reid was asked about a possible return on Wednesday and while he wouldn’t go so far as to give a timeline, he did have a positive tidbit regarding Brown…