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The Kansas City Chiefs spent the start of NFL free agency luring back familiar faces. Now they’ve made a crucial decision involving a Patrick Mahomes weapon on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are bringing back wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster, with Fox NFL insider Jordan Schultz\u00a0revealing the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cA key weapon for Patrick Mahomes stays in Kansas City,\u201d Schultz shared on X.<\/p>\n

The Smith-Schuster move adds to a growing list of key Chiefs returners during this free agency period.\u00a0Chiefs guard Tre Smith earned a $23.4 million franchise tag on Sunday\u00a0before the legal tampering period. Star linebacker\u00a0Nick Bolton is also back on a $45 million contract. Even\u00a0Kareem Hunt is returning on a $1.5 million decision.<\/p>\n

But Smith-Schuster gives Mahomes familiarity in the air attack ahead of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

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Smith-Schuster emerges as the latest retaining move done by the Chiefs. Kansas City isn’t blowing up its roster. Even after taking the 40-22 Super Bowl LIX debacle against the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The past Pro Bowl wideout is now guaranteed to have a third season in K.C. He previously joined the Chiefs in 2022. Smith-Schuster delivered 78 receptions for 933 yards and scored three touchdowns in his first stint in K.C.<\/p>\n

He eventually landed with the New England Patriots in 2023. But Smith-Schuster’s numbers dipped to 29 catches, 290 yards and never crossed the end zone.<\/p>\n

The former USC WR returned to the Chiefs before their third straight Super Bowl appearance. He played in 14 total games with eight starts. But Smith-Schuster settled for just 18 receptions with 231 yards and scored twice.<\/p>\n

Still, Smith-Schuster is considered a reliable \u201cbail out\u201d option at WR for Mahomes. Especially after\u00a0hauling down this crucial 29-yard catch\u00a0against the Buffalo Bills with the AFC Championship on the line.<\/p>\n

Kansas City is luring back one more familiar face on an offense that’ll welcome back Hunt and even Travis Kelce after some retirement rumors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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