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The Kansas City Chiefs added wide receivers Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy to the mix this offseason, giving superstar quarterback and three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes more weapons in the passing game.
Mahomes sees Brown, a five-year NFL veteran, as adding a new dimension to Kansas City’s offense.
“I think y’all saw it today [at OTAs] — I’m giving him chances down field, and he’s making the plays happen,” Mahomes said Wednesday. “The more plays he makes, the more we’ll continue to give him those chances. [He’s] a good addition to our offense.”
The Chiefs signed Brown, who was limited by injuries over the past two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, to a one-year deal in March. When healthy, the 5-foot-9 receiver, who ran a 4.27 40-yard dash at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, has proven to be a dynamite downfield weapon. A former first-rounder out of Oklahoma, Brown’s best season came in 2021 — his last with the Baltimore Ravens — when he reeled in 91 receptions for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns.
On the other hand, Worthy suffered a hamstring injury at OTAs, but his preparation caught Mahomes’ eye nonetheless.
“You can tell how intelligent he is,” Mahomes said. “He’s asking the right questions. Before he had the hamstring thing, he was getting … the work in. Sometimes it’s tough with those guys coming off combine training — they want to prove what they can do from Day 1 — and little injuries like that happen. We’re going to be precautionary right now; he probably could get out there if we really wanted him to.
“You can see he’s sitting right beside the guys asking all the right questions, and whenever he does get back on the field, I’m excited to get to work with him.”
Kansas City traded up to select Worthy with the 28th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Worthy formed a dynamic receiver duo with Adonai Mitchell, who was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. 52 pick, at Texas last season. Worthy totaled 75 receptions for 1,014…
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