NFL Rumors: Chiefs’ Hollywood Brown set to miss 2024 regular season with injury | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats & Rumors

A new Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver is reportedly joining the offseason and is expected to miss the entire regular season.

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who was placed on injured reserve Friday with a shoulder injury that required surgery, is not expected to play for the Chiefs this year, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He could be back on the field for the playoffs, but isn’t expected to return until mid-January.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Brown is expected to miss “months” rather than “weeks” due to his injury, according to Schefter.

Brown was injured on the first play of the Chiefs’ Aug. 10 preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

According to Schefter, Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder said Brown was “doing very well in rehab,” but after a final evaluation, a bone in Brown’s shoulder had shifted, leading to the decision to have surgery.

Brown agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract with the Chiefs in March, becoming one of Kansas City’s biggest additions this offseason. He spent the last two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, recording 709 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2022 and 574 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2023.

The fifth-year player’s best season came in 2021 with the Baltimore Ravens, when he recorded 1,008 receiving yards and six touchdowns.

With Brown likely out for the year, the Chiefs will rely on the rest of their receiving core to step up and help star quarterback Patrick Mahomes as Kansas City looks to make history by winning a third straight Super Bowl.

In addition to star tight end Travis Kelce, the Chiefs return their second-leading 2023 receiver Rashee Rice, who had 103 receiving yards in Week 1. First-round pick Xavier Worthy also showed promise in his debut with 47 receiving yards, 21 rushing yards and two total touchdowns against the Ravens.