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Despite making their third straight Super Bowl, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0need to desperately upgrade their offense ahead of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs finished 17th in average yards per game (327.6), 17th in points per game (22.6), and 14th in passing yards per game (222.4). The Chiefs didn\u2019t have any 1,000-yard receivers, with the closest being tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0at 823.\u00a0Xavier Worthy\u00a0had the most receiving yards among wide receivers at 638. And including the playoffs, the Chiefs only scored at least 30 points three times.<\/p>\n

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On top of improving the offensive line after\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0was sacked 36 times \u2014 the most in his career \u2014 the Chiefs need to find a legit playmaker.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why one NFL insider predicts the Chiefs will sign a four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver to help Mahomes.<\/p>\n

NFL insider: Kansas City Chiefs will add Stefon Diggs in offseason<\/h2>\n
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ESPN\u2019s Aaron Schatz\u00a0believes the Chiefs will sign wide receiver\u00a0Stefon Diggs\u00a0to give Mahomes and the offense a playmaker they badly need.<\/p>\n

Coming over from the\u00a0Buffalo Bills, Diggs ended up playing just eight games for the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in 2024 after suffering a torn ACL. However, before that, he had six straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith a number of free agent wide receivers ready to depart, the Chiefs need a veteran who can play on the outside opposite Xavier Worthy after\u00a0Rashee Rice\u00a0returns to the slot. Diggs should be recovered for the start of the 2025 season after suffering a torn ACL in Week 8. He had a positive DVOA for the Texans before his injury and was on pace for another 1,000-yard season,\u201d Schatz wrote.<\/p>\n

Five wide receivers are free agents \u2014\u00a0DeAndre Hopkins,\u00a0Justin Watson, JuJu Smith-Schuster,\u00a0Marquise \u201cHollywood\u201d Brown, and\u00a0Mecole Hardman\u00a0\u2014 so the Chiefs will need to remake their receiving corps. Adding Diggs would make a good start.<\/p>\n

Over 10 seasons with the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings, Bills, and Texans, Diggs has 857 receptions for 10,491 receiving yards and 70 touchdowns. He was named All-Pro in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite making their third straight Super Bowl, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0need to desperately upgrade their offense ahead of the 2025 season. 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