The NFL trade deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10th, at 3:00 p.m. Arrowhead time. Plenty of smoke has surrounded the Kansas City Chiefs’ potential activity before the cut-off, especially at wide receiver.
On Monday, during a video press conference, head coach Andy Reid was asked about a potential move at the position. He began with two thoughts on the young receivers already in the Chiefs’ rotation.
“[Jalen] Royals did a nice job,” Reid reflected on the Week 9 win over the New York Jets. “[Cyrus
Allen], we’re kind of working in; we feel pretty good about him on some things there and his improvement, although he didn’t have much production yesterday.
“But, as you know, Brett always keeps his eyes open,” Reid continued. “He’s always looking and trying to improve the roster. That part hasn’t changed; he’s out there searching and doing his due diligence with his guys.”
Reid’s words reflect reports from sources like CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson, who has covered a Chiefs game each of the last two weeks. She has heavily implied that Veach is searching far and wide on the receiver market, especially with how the win over the Jets ended: wide receiver Xavier Worthy (hamstring) came up limp while reaching for his hamstring.
The thought of adding more firepower to Kansas City’s offense comes after a game in which the team scored 35 points despite fumbling away two possessions. The Chiefs rank second in total yards per game (384) so far this season. Reid pointed to what the offense looks like when it avoids shooting itself in the foot.
“I think when you eliminate some of the penalties that we’ve had that have set us back, you’re playing pretty good football,” Reid said. “You can see, when you get rid of those negative plays, good things can happen. It’s hard to stop a run game, it’s hard to stop a pass game and a blend of that with the screens, it can be tough to stop at times, you just can’t go backwards.”
Injury update
Reid shared that Worthy is considered “day-to-day.” He shared the same update on quarterback Patrick Mahomes (elbow) and right tackle Jaylon Moore (ankle).
“All three of those guys are kind of day-to-day,” Reid shared. “It was more positive news than negative news on Patrick; it looks like just a matter of some rehab in there and getting rid of some of the soreness. We’ll just see where it goes from there, but he’s in good spirits today.”
When pressed on whether Mahomes would miss time in practice this week, Reid wasn’t ready to answer.
“Give me a couple of days, just until we have to get out there and do it, and we’ll see where he’s at,” Reid answered. “He’s feeling pretty good today, but we’ll see where it goes. He’s sore; I’m glad we’re not practicing today.”
No kicking change (yet)
During his opening statement in the call, Reid shared that he has not made a decision about kicker Harrison Butker and potentially replacing him with practice-squad member Justin Tucker. It was the same answer he gave at the podium on Sunday.
“With Butker, I haven’t made any decisions yet,” Reid said. “I’m just sitting and going to evaluate everything and go forward from there. I haven’t decided on reps during practice; I haven’t done any of that right now, so just going through and evaluating, and we’ll go from there.”
Creed Humphrey snaps
When asked about center Creed Humphrey and the bad snaps that have popped up often times this season, Reid acknowledged there needs to be improvement. He was asked if the problem was technique, mental or physical.
“Yes. All of the above,” Reid responded. “He’s working on that, and that’s not like him, so he’s cleaning all that up; we’ll get that straight.”
This season, Mahomes leads the NFL in fumbles recovered (8) primarily because of Humphrey’s low snaps that seem to pop up once a week.
