In Week 1, the Kansas City Chiefs won 27-20 at home against the Baltimore Ravens. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are back at home in Week 2, this time against their biggest rivals in the AFC, the Bengals. Cincinnati struggled at home in Week 1, losing to the Patriots.
One of the Chiefs’ aggressive offseason acquisitions was WR Marquis “Hollywood” Brown. They signed the 27-year-old to a one-year deal. In Kansas City’s first preseason game, Brown caught a pass and suffered a sternoclavicle injury. Initially, Brown was told he would not need surgery and could return in a few weeks. However, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that Brown has been placed on IR and will need surgery. Not an ideal start to his 2024 campaign.
The Chiefs will be without WR Marquis Brown for at least the next four weeks.
The Chiefs are set to place WR Marquise Brown on IR, where he will undergo surgery. (Source: @Labsheet) pic.twitter.com/tXpPBLkukb
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2024
Before Marquise Brown signed with the Chiefs this offseason, he spent three seasons with the Ravens and two with the Cardinals. Brown was the 25th overall pick out of Baltimore out of Oklahoma in the 2019 draft. His most productive year in the league came his final year with the Ravens, when he had 91 receptions for 1,008 yards in 2021. After that season, Brown was traded to Arizona, where he was joined by former college QB Kyler Murray. After two years with the Cardinals, Brown became a free agent this offseason.
He signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Chiefs in 2024. Unfortunately, Brown suffered a SC joint injury and will need surgery. The 27-year-old is expected to miss at least four games for the Chiefs, meaning he will miss games against the Bengals, Falcons, Chargers and Saints. Fortunately, the Chiefs are not in a desperate position to bring Brown back. Wide receivers Laci Rice and Xavier Worthy are more than capable of handling the workload for the Chiefs. Both players were dominant in Week 1. Rice had seven receptions for 103 yards and Worthy had two touchdowns in his NFL debut. Marquis Brown could return for Kansas City at some point this season.
