Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown fell on the first down of their exhibition game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night and was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury.
Brown suffered a sternoclavicular sprain during the Chiefs’ 26-13 loss at EverBank Stadium, coach Andy Reid confirmed after the game. Brown caught an 11-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes in the middle of the field early in the first quarter and was immediately hit by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown.
Marquise Brown landed awkwardly on his shoulder when he hit the grass, and he left the field immediately after the play. He later returned to the locker room and was ruled out with a shoulder injury.
If this is the situation where Hollywood Brown was injured, it appears he sprained his left AC if he landed on that side.
Hopefully it’s just that and a minor thing.
photo.twitter.com/zPhyoNqjFH— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) August 10, 2024
Reid confirmed after the game that Brown suffered the same injury that former Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered against the Jaguars in 2019, per Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star. Hill suffered a sternoclavicular dislocation that season and missed four games.
“He’s going to be out for a while,” Reid said, via ESPN.
God makes no mistakes 🙏🏿⏰
— Hollywood Brown (@Primetime_jet) August 11, 2024
While the Chiefs have not provided further details about Brown’s injury or a timeline for his return, Brown’s status for their season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 — which is less than a month away — is now highly in doubt. If he were to miss four weeks to recover like Hill did, Brown could return in time for their Week 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Brown recorded a career-low 574 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 14 games with the Arizona Cardinals last season. He subsequently signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Chiefs this past offseason.
Mahomes played one drive in the Chiefs’ 13-point loss to the Jaguars on Saturday night in Florida, going 3-of-4 for 27 yards and setting up a 45-yard field goal from Harrison Butker to make it 3-0. However, Travis Etienne and Devin Duvernay each caught touchdown passes for Jacksonville, and the Jaguars cruised to a victory to open the preseason.
The Jaguars, who went 9-8 last season and missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six years, will face the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 8.
