Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown went down on the first offensive play of their preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night and was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury.
Brown sustained a sternoclavicular joint sprain in 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.
Brown landed awkwardly on his shoulder as he hit the turf, and he left the field right after the play. He later went back to the locker room, and was ruled out with a shoulder injury.
If this is the play where Hollywood Brown got injured, looks like a potential Left AC sprain as he lands on that side.Hopefully its just that and minor. pic.twitter.com/zPhyoNqjFH
Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) August 10, 2024
Reid confirmed after the game that Brown sustained the same injury that former Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill did against the Jaguars in 2019, according to the Kansas City Stars Sam McDowell. Hill went down with a sternoclavicular joint dislocation that season and missed four games recovering.
While the Chiefs havent provided further specifics about Browns injury or a timeline for his return, Browns status for their season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 which is just under a month away is now very much in doubt. If he were to miss four weeks recovering like Hill did, Brown would be able to return in time for their Week 2 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Brown recorded a career-low 574 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 14 games with the Arizona Cardinals last season. He then signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Chiefs this past offseason.
Mahomes played one drive in the Chiefs 13-point loss to the Jaguars on Saturday night in Florida. He went 3-of-4 for 27 yards through the air and set up a 45-yard field goal from Harrison Butker, which put them up 3-0 at the time. Travis Etienne and Devin Duvernay each caught touchdown passes for Jacksonville, however, and the Jaguars cruised ahead to the win to kick off the preseason.
The Jaguars, who went 9-8 last season and missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six years, will take on the Miami Dolphins to start the season on Sept. 8.