Chiefs place wide receiver Hollywood Brown on IR

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Chiefs will probably be with out their most important free agent acquisition on offense for longer than they initially hoped.

Broad receiver Hollywood Brown, who signed a one-year cope with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs this offseason, has been sidelined since struggling a sternoclavicular posterior dislocation within the staff’s first preseason recreation on Aug. 10. He was injured on the sport’s first play after hauling in an 11-yard reception.

Head coach Andy Reid mentioned on Monday that Brown was “on course,” along with his restoration. However on Friday morning, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz posted to social media that Brown will bear surgical procedure on the dislocated joint.

The remainder of the Chiefs’ broad receiver corps was productive in final week’s season-opening win over Baltimore. Second-year professional Rashee Rice had seven catches for 103 yards, first-round draft choose Xavier Worthy had touchdowns operating and receiving, and versatile backup Justin Watson hauled in a 25-yard reception on his solely goal of the 27-20 victory.

The Chiefs additionally anticipate to get extra from JuJu Smith-Schuster this week. He was launched by the Patriots and had simply a few practices after re-signing with Kansas Metropolis earlier than dealing with the Ravens, which might have restricted the quantity of performs that Smith-Schuster would have been in a position to run.

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