Latest buzz suggests the Chiefs will stand pat at wide receiver ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline
The wide receiver trade market has been active this week, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Kansas City Chiefs will get involved. With injuries to WRs Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice, the Chiefs stood by as the New York Jets acquired Las Vegas Raiders WR Davante Adams and the Buffalo Bills traded for Cleveland Browns WR Amari Cooper. The latest […]
The wide receiver trade market has been active this week, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Kansas City Chiefs will get involved.
With injuries to WRs Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice, the Chiefs stood by as the New York Jets acquired Las Vegas Raiders WR Davante Adams and the Buffalo Bills traded for Cleveland Browns WR Amari Cooper. The latest trade buzz from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler suggests the Chiefs weren't in on those trades and might stand pat given the market.
"The receiver-depleted Chiefs haven't been overly aggressive on the market to this point. As was told to me, coach Andy Reid values receivers who either have played in his system or know it well. Finding a plug-and-play situation isn't always clear cut. That said, Kansas City will stay nimble. The Chiefs liked DeAndre Hopkins in 2023 free agency, but Tennessee isn't eager to deal him as of now, and he likes playing in Tennessee. I don't get the sense he's angling to get out of there. Carolina's Diontae Johnson would be a good fit, but his base salary is $7 million and the Panthers do not seem eager to deal him just yet. The Bills just released Marquez Valdes-Scantling, so perhaps the Chiefs add a familiar face in the short term." – ESPN's Jeremy Fowler
Diontae Johnson might make the most sense from a fit standpoint, but his salary would take some creative accounting from Kansas City. Fowler also states that Carolina isn't exactly eager to deal.
Fowler's ESPN colleague Bill Barnwell also believes Tennessee sending Hopkins to Kansas City would be a "win-win" trade. A to Z Sports Titans reporter Sam Phalen believes Hopkins is tradable given his contract and performance this season, but the big question is whether or not the Titans want to trade him away. I'm not convinced they want to do anything to make life harder on second-year QB Will Levis.
Signing a player like former Chiefs WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling in free agency might make the most sense now, especially considering what top brass in Kansas City have been saying this week.
Recent comments from Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes show the Chiefs' stance
This has been the season of reunions for Kansas City. After seeing players like Mecole Hardman, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kareem Hunt, and Jody Fortson back in the fold, Andy Reid seems to believe that players who know the system and scheme can quickly have an impact.
"I think that helped JuJu (Smith-Schuster) and his situation coming back in (and) jumping in," Reid said on Monday. "It helped Mecole (Hardman) coming back, but I’m not telling (you) other guys can’t come in and help out. That’s not – I don’t think that’s an issue. It’s just going to take them a little bit longer to figure it out and get on the same page with Pat (Mahomes) and all of those things. It won’t be quite as what you’ve seen with these other guys that have been here, but that’s – and I’m not saying that we need to bring anybody else in. You asked the question. I’m just saying that I’m answering your question on that."
Reid emphasized the fact that the Chiefs don't need to bring anyone else in. It's not a belief held throughout the Chiefs Kingdom, with many hoping for an aggressive move from Brett Veach to help Patrick Mahomes and reinforce the wide receiver corps as they pursue a third consecutive Super Bowl.
No. 15 says they can get the job done with the players they have now, who have stepped up in the team's time of need.
“I have extreme confidence with the guys that are on that football field," Mahomes said on Wednesday. "I mean, they’ve won games, they’ve won Super Bowls, they’ve made plays in big moments and (General Manager) Brett Veach does a great job of bringing payers in that can step up whenever their number is called. Every time I step on that football field, I feel like we have the best ability to win. I think that’s a credit to Brett Veach and (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid bringing in guys that really get after it and put in the work to be great every single day.”
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