Henry McKenna
NFL Reporter
The Kansas City Chiefs are back to the drawing board.
They went into Week 4 with an underperforming offense — except for receiver Rashee Rice, who was perhaps the NFL’s biggest breakout star this year. And the Chiefs came out of Week 4 with Rice having suffered what is expected to be an ACL injury.
The Chiefs might be 4-0, but they have a surprising amount of offensive uncertainty for the rest of the season. Free-agent acquisition Hollywood Brown might not return this year from a shoulder injury. Running back Isiah Pacheco is on injured reserve with a cracked fibula and is likely to miss about eight weeks. Travis Kelce showed up on Sunday, but he has been mostly unproductive this season.
All that has added up to Patrick Mahomes’ worst start to any season of his eight-year career.
So let’s get Mahomes some support. His receiving corps isn’t what it needs to be, especially if the Chiefs want to three-peat. There should be some trade targets on the open market. And while everyone’s mind goes to “DAVANTE ADAMS! DAVANTE ADAMS! DAVANTE ADAMS!” I’m not sure he’s a realistic option.
The Chiefs have $4.9 million in cap space this year (eighth-lowest in the league) and $27 million next year (ninth-lowest). Mahomes’ contract is nearly maxed out in terms of restructuring, so it’s not like GM Brett Veach can snap a finger on the QB’s deal and free up a large sum of money.
The Chiefs can definitely acquire a receiver before the Nov. 4 trade deadline. But if they want an expensive one, they’ll have to give up extra assets to get the Raiders to pay Adams’ salary. Otherwise, the Chiefs will have to get a player whose salary fits their short-term and long-term goals. Keep in mind, too, that veteran receivers Michael Thomas and Hunter Renfrow are currently free agents.
Here are the trade targets Kansas City might consider, ranked from most likely to least likely.
1. Demarcus Robinson, Rams
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