KANSAS City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was hospitalized after suffering an injury during the team’s preseason loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
As a result, leader Patrick Mahomes could miss the start of the NFL season.
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Brown suffered a collarbone injury called sternoclavicular joint dislocation, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
The source added that he is “in doubt” whether Brown will be available for the Chiefs’ season opener on September 5.
After the game, Kansas City coach Andy Reid compared Brown’s injury to the one Tyreek Hill suffered in 2019, which was also against the Jaguars.
Hill missed four games with a similar injury before returning just over a month later.
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“I think he’s going to miss some time. We’ll just see where he’s at, I mean I said they’re going through it now and we’ll know more later,” Reid said after the game. , via NFL.com.
Brown suffered the injury on the first snap of the Chiefs’ preseason opener.
He caught an 11-yard pass from Mahomes before being tackled by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown.
Brown received medical attention and then went to the locker room.
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Rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy replaced Brown, who did not return to the game.
Kansas City lost 26-13 to Jacksonville.
Brown signed a one-year contract with the Chiefs in the offseason.
He was added to bolster Kansas City’s wide receiver room, which struggled last season.
The Chiefs could count on Worthy, who was drafted by the team in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Last season, Brown recorded 51 receptions for 574 yards and four touchdowns in 14 games with the Arizona Cardinals.
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His best season came in 2021, when he caught 91 passes for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns with the Baltimore Ravens.
Mahomes’ preseason is likely over, as Reid previously revealed he would only play against the team’s starters for one quarter.
The three-time MVP was 3-for-4 passing for 27 yards and Isiah Pachedo scored 16 yards on his only drive of the game against the Jaguars.
The Chiefs settled for a Harrison Butker field goal while Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the other starters were benched.
Kansas City will face the Detroit Lions in their second preseason game next weekend.
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