Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown fell on the first offensive play of the preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night and was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury.
Brown suffered a sternoclavicular joint sprain in the Chiefs’ 26-13 loss at EverBank Stadium, coach Andy Reid confirmed after the game. Brown caught an 11-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes over the middle of the field early in the first quarter and was immediately hit by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown.
Brown landed awkwardly on his shoulder as he hit the grass and left the field shortly after the play. He later returned to the locker room and was ruled out with a shoulder injury.
Reid confirmed after the game that Brown suffered the same injury that former Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered against the Jaguars in 2019, according to Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star. Hill suffered a dislocated sternoclavicular joint that season and missed four games recovering.
“He’s going to miss some time,” Reid said, via ESPN.
While the Chiefs have not provided further details on Brown’s injury or a timeline for his return, Brown’s status for the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on September 5th – which is just under a month away – is now in doubt . If he missed four weeks of recovery like Hill, Brown could return in time for the Week 2 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Brown recorded a career-low 574 yards and four touchdowns in 14 games with the Arizona Cardinals last season. He then signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Chiefs last offseason.
Mahomes made a shot in the Chiefs’ 13-point loss to the Jaguars on Saturday night in Florida. He was 3 of 4 for 27 yards through the air and set up a 45-yard field goal by Harrison Butker that put them up 3-0 at the time. However, Travis Etienne and Devin Duvernay caught touchdown passes for Jacksonville, and the Jaguars cruised to victory early in the preseason.
The Jaguars, who went 9-8 last season and missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six years, will face the Miami Dolphins in their season opener on September 8.
