According to a report by NFL insider Jordan Schultz on Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs are set to place veteran wide receiver Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown on injured reserve, putting him out for at least the next four games.
The Chiefs acquired the former Arizona Cardinal in the 2024 offseason to add speed and experience to a receiving corps that desperately needed both.
The team hoped Brown would immediately make an impact in head coach Andy Reid’s offense, but after he sustained an injury in Week 1 of the preseason, the speedster has been forced to the sideline.
Take a look at Schultz’s report below:
Sources: The #Chiefs are placing WR Marquise "Hollywood" Brown on IR, and he will undergo surgery to repair his dislocated SC joint. After multiple imaging studies, it was determined that, although Hollywood felt better, his injury was not healing correctly. Without corrective… pic.twitter.com/xtRRMvmseq
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) September 13, 2024
Brown’s continued absence could become an issue for Kansas City’s offense moving forward and is something for fans to keep their eyes on as the regular season progresses.
Expect the Chiefs’ young receiving corps to step up in Brown’s absence as the team prepares to host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
