{"id":65539,"date":"2025-05-30T06:25:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65539"},"modified":"2025-05-30T06:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:26:46","slug":"forgotten-chiefs-wr-already-making-plays-to-start-otas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65539","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten Chiefs WR Already Making Plays to Start OTAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3221,h_1811\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/220\/01jweq49t4dfet5kbkvc.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e0i t\u1eadp luy\u1ec7n ngo\u00e0i m\u00f9a gi\u1ea3i OTA c\u1ee7a New England Patriots\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With OTAs kicking off this week for the Kansas City Chiefs, most fans are interested in hearing about the vets like Patrick Mahomes or rookies like Jaylen Royals. However, OTAs are a great opportunity for other players fighting for a roster spot to start making a case for themselves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">One of those players in that category is veteran wide receiver Tyquan Thornton. According to Chiefs senior reporter Matt Mullen, Thornton made a couple of deep catches in 7-on-7 drills on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A few notes from today\u2019s OTA practice:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 Patrick Mahomes had a great day with several tight-window throws<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 Tyquan Thornton made a pair of deep grabs during 7-on-7<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 Jalen Royals made the play of the day with a leaping, strong grab in the back of the end zone during 7-on-7.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCChiefs_Matt\/status\/1928149158407590062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">If you are a Chiefs fan, you love hearing about Thorton already standing out at OTAs. He has an uphill climb to make the 53-man roster, given the depth and talent at the receiver spot in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Thornton has the speed to be utilized as a weapon inside the Chiefs\u2019 offense, but he just needs to put it all together, which he\u2019s struggled to do to start his career. Kansas City signed Thornton to its practice squad in November of last season after getting cut by the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">The 24-year-old spent three years in New England, where he battled injuries that kept him off the field. In his rookie season with the Patriots (13 games), Thornton recorded 22 receptions (45 targets) for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He also had a drop issue, totaling five in his first year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">However, over the last two years in New England, Thornton only played in 15 total games. He had 17 receptions (31 targets) for 138 yards. That said, the former second-round pick has received a fresh start with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">If Thornton can flash that 4.28 40-yard dash speed, which he showcased a few years ago at the NFL Scouting Combine, the Chiefs might have another interesting deep threat at their disposal. It could also make for an interesting battle for the last few spots in the WR room.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-8\"><\/h3>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With OTAs kicking off this week for the Kansas City Chiefs, most fans are interested in hearing about the vets like Patrick Mahomes or rookies like Jaylen Royal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":65540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Forgotten Chiefs WR Already Making Plays to Start OTAs - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65539\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forgotten Chiefs WR Already Making Plays to Start OTAs - 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