{"id":17760,"date":"2025-01-08T09:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17760"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:02:18","slug":"breaking-chiefs-make-move-that-affects-patrick-mahomes-before-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17760","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Make Move That Affects Patrick Mahomes Before NFL Playoffs.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Mahomes\u00a0and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0will be able to watch the Wild Card round of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0playoffs from home after securing the AFC&#8217;s No. 1 seed and a bye week.<\/p>\n<p>There are only four teams Kansas City would be able to face in the Divisional Round: the lowest-seeded winner between the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0(No. 4 seed),\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0(5),\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0(6) and\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0(7).<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the year, the wide receiver position has been an issue for the Chiefs amid all the injuries the team has dealt with. Marquise &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Brown, who will play in the playoffs, had missed a majority of the season with a shoulder issue. Rashee Rice suffered a season-ending knee injury. And Mecole Hardman and Skyy Moore are on injured reserve and are not expected to play in the first playoff game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amid all the issues that Mahomes&#8217; pass-catchers have had, Kansas City has announced a new roster move on Tuesday, signing wide receiver\u00a0Montrell Washington to the practice squad. The Chiefs were forced to part ways with linebacker Blake Lynch to make room for Washington as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876749351420104777&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fchiefs-make-move-affects-patrick-mahomes-before-nfl-playoffs&amp;sessionId=444160370d56a70cc0fc6449d559a90b7a9cd659&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Washington was a part of the Chiefs team that beat the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0in last season&#8217;s\u00a0Super Bowl. He served as a member of the practice squad for most of 2024 before his release on Dec. 30. Now, Kansas City has elected to bring the\u00a0locker room favorite\u00a0back.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch was brought in for the Week 18 finale against Denver solely because Kansas City needed to add a linebacker due to Jack Cochrane&#8217;s injury.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes\" width=\"3492\" height=\"2304\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExODg3NTkwNDMxNzk0NzIz\/usatsi_25061412.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Washington was the No. 162 pick in the 2022 NFL draft by the Broncos. He spent one season with Denver, where he earned time on the special teams unit. The 25-year-old played college ball for Samford, where he tallied 129 catches for 1,686 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also earned first-team FCS All-American honors in 2019 as a return specialist.<\/p>\n<p>If the Chiefs&#8217; wide receiver injuries make a return after their first playoff game, Mahomes could have a new player catching passes, with Washington rejoining the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Mahomes\u00a0and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0will be able to watch the Wild Card round of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0playoffs from home after securing the AFC&#8217;s No. 1 seed and a bye&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Chiefs Make Move That Affects Patrick Mahomes Before NFL Playoffs.. - 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