Kansas City Chiefs ‘identify Cleveland Browns WR as a trade target’ amid fears Rashee Rice is out for the season
The Kansas City Chiefs will likely be looking for reinforcements following Rashee Rice’s injury, and now we have some clarity on where that help could come from.
Rice, Patrick Mahomes’ No. 1 option, collided with the quarterback after throwing an interception on Sunday and is feared to have torn his ACL. Coach Andy Reid has already ruled him out for this weekend’s match against the Saints.
His injury comes after new signing Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was placed on IR in the offseason following a shoulder injury in the preseason. reportedly rule him out until the play-offs at the earliest.
Now, ESPN’s Adam Schefter has revealed that the Chiefs could target the Browns’ Amari Cooper in a potential trade.
Cooper is a five-time Pro Bowler, but is off to a somewhat slow start in Cleveland’s anemic passing attack.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was carted off the field during Sunday’s game
Browns WR Amari Cooper, a five-time Pro Bowler, has been mentioned by Adam Schefter as a potential Chiefs trade target
He is averaging 37 yards per game (148 total), which would be a career low over a full season.
Nevertheless, the Chiefs are in dire need of help after Rice left his team’s win over the Chargers on a stretcher, and Cooper certainly has the pedigree to help a Chiefs offense that has thus far averaged a pedestrian 23 points per game produces.
Cooper, whose contract runs through the end of the season, may not be the only receiver the Chiefs could make a call for.
NFL Network Peter Schrager also mentioned the Giants’ Jalin Hyatt, Rams’ Cooper Kupp and Bears’ Keenan Allen as names “worth” calling Chiefs GM Brett Veach.
Allen and Kupp have dealt with injury issues of their own this season, with the latter not playing since September 15 after a reported high ankle sprain.
Hyatt is healthy by all accounts, but the 2023 third-rounder has been left out of the Giants’ offense, with Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson serving as the key wideouts.
For now, the Chiefs are 4-0, but don’t be surprised if they make a move to pluck Cooper from the 1-3 Browns.