{"id":60647,"date":"2025-05-12T06:49:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60647"},"modified":"2025-05-12T06:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:49:38","slug":"chiefs-facing-unexpected-trade-call-for-hollywood-brown-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60647","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Facing Unexpected Trade Call for Hollywood Brown \u2013 Here&#8217;s Why!"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"m-detail-header mm-detail-header--content-position-above mm-detail-header--image-size-inline mm-detail-header--in-content-well\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--container\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--content\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Kansas City Chiefs have a lot of receiver for Patrick Mahomes, but one might see himself on the outer.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"m-social mm-social--open-web mm-social--below-header\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs Urged To Trade Hollywood Brown for Odd Reason - Athlon  Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body\">\n<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have brought back a couple of receivers from last year, Juju Smith-Schuster and Marquise Brown, who are looking to help the team return to the\u00a0Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Brown, he had a good preseason before getting injured on his first play of the preseason against the\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars\u00a0and wouldn&#8217;t return until Week 16.<\/p>\n<p>Brown played twice in the regular season and three times in the playoffs for a grand total of just five games, so naturally, running it back with Hollywood made sense.<\/p>\n<p>But in the draft, the Chiefs took receiver\u00a0Jalen Royals, a move that Pro Football Network oddly suggests that the franchise might look to offload Brown if Royals takes off in training camp.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There\u2019s a scenario where Royals adds a vertical contested catch element that Brown can\u2019t replicate, squeezing Hollywood out of the rotation yet again,&#8221; Pro Football Network writes. &#8220;He\u2019s likely the No. 4 target right now anyway with Rice, Worthy, and Travis Kelce ahead of Brown in the pecking order. If Royals flashes with his camp and preseason reps, Brown could easily be on the move.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Marquise &quot;Hollywood&quot; Brown\" width=\"3510\" height=\"2376\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMzAzNDE1NjYzNTAzMTk3\/usatsi_25061351.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Marquise &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Brown<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trading Brown makes zero sense for the Chiefs, per Over The Cap, it would cost the franchise $3 million in dead money if he were traded either before or after June 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why would they want to lose money on a veteran for an unproven rookie?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plus, the Chiefs haven&#8217;t seen what Brown and Mahomes can do after a full offseason of work, with the former first-round pick sitting out the majority of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he will look to be one of the key pieces for the Chiefs alongside Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy, with Travis Kelce reportedly taking a backseat in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Royals will likely be a gadget guy on offense and special teams for Kansas City in his rookie year, and with Brown a free agent in 2026, it will be then that the veteran might not return, allowing Royals to take his role in the offense.<\/p>\n<p>But this season? We find it hard to believe the Chiefs would sign Brown only to trade him a couple of months later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have a lot of receiver for Patrick Mahomes, but one might see himself on the outer. 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