Chiefs Open Practice Window for Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown

When could Hollywood Brown return to play?

During Tuesday's edition of "Only Weird Games," Nate Taylor of The Athletic teased Brown's Chiefs debut as a Christmas gift for KC's offense, though he left the door open for an even quicker return.

"The target date, as I understand it, is Christmas in Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh Steelers, to get Hollywood Brown on the field in a limited role to try to help the offense yet again," Taylor said on Tuesday. "Now, it could happen as early as next Saturday against the Houston Texans, but everything would have to go right, and certain circumstances would have to make the coaching staff feel comfortable bringing Hollywood into that game, again, in limited reps, maybe basically what we saw from DeAndre Hopkins in a sense, where it's like, 'Hey, can you give us 12-to-18, 20 snaps if necessary?'"

On Thursday, Chiefs pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier discussed the unique nature of Brown's return and how he expects him to rejoin the offense so late in the year.

"As the person, we're excited to get Hollywood back whenever he's ready, just because his personality is so infectious," Bleymaier said. "He's fun to be around, he's a competitor. We can't wait to have him back [and] join the group. The football side of stuff, he's built that, those reps, that camaraderie with Pat and the other receivers. He's been here, he's done it, and he's done it in his past. He just hasn't done it in a game yet this year, which is strange, but he wouldn't be coming back if he wasn't 100% and ready to roll. So, when he is back, I expect him — just like riding a bike, hop back in where he left off. I know that might be asking a lot, but the way that he came in and the way he was progressing, maybe it's just the optimism, but you hope that he's just right there. And, I mean, he's done it. We've seen him do it. Now, it's just a matter of going out there and doing it."

With Rashee Rice, Mecole Hardman and Skyy Moore all on IR , the Chiefs currently have five wide receivers on the active roster: DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Watson and Nikko Remigio.