Chiefs HC says key WR hospitalized after preseason injury

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Chiefs HC Andy Reid says key WR hospitalized after preseason injury

By Austen Bundy | Last updated Aug 11, 2024 9:04 AM ET

The Kansas City Chiefs were hoping to utilize Marquise "Hollywood" Brown a lot this season, with some calling him the steal of the offseason.

But those plans are going to have to wait as the key wideout was seriously injured on the first play of Kansas City's preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Brown caught an 11-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes before being driven into the ground and suffering a shoulder injury.

ESPN's Adam Schefter posted an update from head coach Andy Reid on X after the game. Brown was hospitalized with a "sternoclavicular joint dislocation," according to Reid.

Chris HC Andy Reid said WR Hollywood Brown has been hospitalized due to a sternoclavicular joint dislocation. Brown’s availability for the start of the regular season is in question. pic.twitter.com/d66A2zNvTT
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2024

Brown's type of injury, according to the National Institute of Health, was a rupture of ligaments around his clavicle and could have been even more serious if there was any internal bleeding.

ESPN's injury analyst Stephania Bell provided more details and her professional opinion on X.

SC (sternoclavicular) joint (where sternum or chest meets clavicle or collarbone) dislocation can be very dangerous (esp if displaces posteriorly, towards critical blood vessels). As a result, has to be reduced (re-positioned properly) in hospital with proper visualization. Then… https://t.co/RL1qPDEhdX
— Stephania Bell (@Stephania_ESPN) August 11, 2024

It's unclear how much time Brown will miss, but it appears Kansas City will have to figure out how to make do without him for the rest of the preseason and possibly the start of the regular season as well.

Austen Bundy

Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D. C. area

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