The rich are getting richer.
The Chiefs have escaped with narrow victory after narrow victory this season against an array of underwhelming teams, largely due to their ho-hum offense.
But the defending Super Bowl champions, going for a third consecutive title, could be seeing an uptick in explosiveness with the return of Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to their receiving group.
According to NFL.com, Brown has a Week 15 appointment with his surgeon that will determine whether or not he can return.
The former Ravens and Cardinals wideout has been out and on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, and he hasn’t suited up for the Chiefs during the regular season.
Brown suffered a sternoclavicular shoulder joint injury in the Chiefs’ first preseason game back in August.
NFL.com noted that the initial plan was to have Brown rehab the injury and eventually return, but the shoulder didn’t heal as well as all parties had hoped, so they opted for surgery.
The expectation was that Brown would be done for the season.
Brown was one of Kansas City’s biggest acquisitions of the 2024 offseason, and his return could add another spark to the team’s passing game — which hasn’t been the bright spot it historically is with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs are also missing wideout Rashee Rice, who was injured earlier this year and isn’t expected back anytime soon.
The Chiefs managed to add DeAndre Hopkins before the trade deadline in October, and he has made an immediate impact for the team.
They also welcomed back starting running back Isiah Pacheco during Friday’s win over the Raiders.
Pacheco returned from a fractured fibula that sidelined him following the first game of the season.
Brown is a former 1,000-yard receiver who caught 51 passes for 574 yards and four touchdowns while playing for the Cardinals last season.
His best season came in 2021 when he hauled in 91 passes for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns for the Ravens.