Shortly after the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs suffered their first loss within the 2024 NFL season, the entrance workplace determined to usher in extra assist for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes. With the commerce deadline over, their newest transfer got here for free of charge.
On Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Community reported that the Chiefs are including broad receiver Tyquan Thornton to their apply squad. The 24-year-old was on the open market after being launched by the New England Patriots on November 16.
Thornton was chosen by the Patriots with the fiftieth general pick of Baylor within the second spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. Regardless of a promising rookie season, he couldn’t stay as much as the expectations throughout his time in Foxborough.
Thornton’s stats in New England earlier than becoming a member of Reid, Mahomes’ Chiefs
In 28 appearances as a Patriot, Thornton racked up 39 receptions for 385 yards with two touchdowns. Most of these stats have been because of his rookie yr, when the Miami native recorded 22 catches for 247 yards and two touchdowns.
Tyquan Thornton #11 of the New England Patriots walks to the sphere through the New England Patriots OTA Offseason Exercise on Could 29, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
With accidents haunting the Chiefs this yr, particularly at broad receiver, the Chiefs felt like they may use extra depth on the place. It stays to be seen whether or not Thornton will probably be activated to provide Mahomes one other goal, or if he’ll stay with the scout workforce to get aware of Reid’s system.
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Who’re the WRs Reid, Mahomes can depend on in Kansas Metropolis?
Mahomes presently counts on the next wholesome broad receivers in Kansas Metropolis: DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy, Justin Watson, Mecole Hardman, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who lately returned from harm.
In the meantime, the quarterback is lacking key move catchers with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Rashee Rice on Injured Reserve. Skyy Moore was additionally positioned on IR with a core muscle harm, although that transfer let Mahomes depend on Hopkins.
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Within the meantime, the Chiefs even have completely different choices on their apply squad. Other than Thornton, the workforce already has Montrell Washington, Justyn Ross, Nikko Remigio, and Cornell Powell on the scout workforce.
