- Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown signed a one-year deal with KC this offseason
- But he will start the season on the sidelines after suffering an injury in pre-season.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will be without new weapon Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown for their Week 1 matchup against the Ravens, the team announced.
Brown was injured in his preseason debut with the team, suffering a left shoulder injury (officially ruled a sternoclavicular joint dislocation) against the Jaguars.
NFL Reporter Jordan Schultz It was reported on Aug. 13 that Brown would miss 4-6 weeks with the injury, so it’s possible the speedy receiver could return in Week 2.
Additionally, it could be seen as a positive that he was not placed on the team’s PUP (physically unable to perform) list, which would have ruled him out for the first four games of the season.
The 27-year-old was injured after catching an 11-yard pass from Mahomes over the middle and being tackled to the ground by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown.
Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown will miss at least the Chiefs’ first game of the season
Mahomes and the Chiefs will begin their season on Thursday against the Baltimore Ravens
He has not practiced this week ahead of the Chiefs’ season opener on Thursday.
Kansas City will then have ten days before facing the Bengals on September 15.
Head coach Andy Reid previously compared Brown’s injury to one Tyreek Hill suffered against the Jaguars in 2019, as Eric Edholm of NFL.com wrote.
Hill, now with the Dolphins, missed four games with the ailment.
Brown has missed eight games total over the past two seasons.
He signed with Kansas City for a contract worth up to $11 million.