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The biggest need for the Kansas City Chiefs heading into the 2024 NFL Offseason was at wide receiver. Patrick Mahomes made it work with a pretty underwhelming group of wideouts.
They’ve done just that, as they added free agent Hollywood Brown and drafted Texas speedster Xavier Worthy with the 28th-overall pick. Those two, plus second-year stud Rashee Rice had the makings of a great group to pair with Travis Kelce as pass-catching weapons for the Chiefs.
But, it seems likely that they’re going to be without Rashee Rice for at least some of the season, if not all of it. Off-the-field issues are piling up for the SMU alum.
Rice has been charged with multiple felonies after driving a luxury automobile at unsafe speeds and causing a multi-car crash in the Dallas area in March. And, he’s being investigated for allegedly assaulting a photographer at a club on Monday.
Between the two incidents, one has to assume that Rashee Rice will get a pretty significant suspension from the league office when it’s all said and done.
So, they’re back to needing wide receiver depth. That’s a problem they’re trying to solve, quickly.
According to Adam Schefter, the Chiefs are going to bring in former Jaguar and current free agent wide receiver Zay Jones in for a visit this week.
Jones has been a productive receiver in the past, especially in 2022. That year, he had 82 catches for 823 yards and 5 touchdowns. The East Carolina alum was a second-round pick in 2017 by the Buffalo Bills and also spent time with the Raiders.
Ultimately, this would be a smart insurance move for the Chiefs to make due to Rice’s uncertain status.