Chiefs place Hollywood Brown on injured reserve, receiver to undergo shoulder surgery, per report

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The Kansas City Chiefs are hoping to move to 2-0 on the young season when they host the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2. Just as they did when they defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the opener, however, they’ll have to do it without wide receiver Hollywood Brown. In fact, he’ll be out for the foreseeable future. Kansas City has elected to place Brown on injured reserve, and the receiver is now slated to undergo surgery on his injured shoulder, according to NFL Media. 

Brown suffered the shoulder injury on the very first play of the Chiefs’ preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars this summer. Patrick Mahomes completed an 11-yard pass to his new receiver, and while Brown came down with the reception, he fell hard on his shoulder and left the game. The hope was that Brown could recoup in time to make a return early in the season, but this latest report notes that his shoulder was not healing as it needed to, so injured reserve was the next step. 

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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-09-13 16:06:13

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