Hollywood Brown Injury Update
Hollywood Brown looks set to suit up for the Kansas City Chiefs in their 2025 season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers—a sentence that might have Chiefs fans collectively exhaling for the first time in weeks. After being carted off with an ankle injury during a tense late-July practice (the kind of moment that makes you clutch your iced coffee a little tighter), worries swirled: would KC’s big new target miss yet another splashy debut? This time, though, Coach Andy Reid quashed the drama, offering a hopeful “he should be fine,” as if easing the city’s football-related blood pressure to normal levels.
Honestly, if you’ve followed the Chiefs’ receiver woes lately, you're used to holding your breath: Rashee Rice is suspended, Jalen Royals’ knee trouble makes his status for Week 1 about as clear as day-old coffee, and even veterans like JuJu Smith-Schuster are being eyed to pick up the slack.
With Hollywood Brown on track to return to practice—and seriously, watching him run crisp routes at St. Joe’s under the August haze reminded everyone why Mahomes lobbied for him—he instantly patches a hole in an offense that rode the struggle bus last season (they hovered around mediocre in both yards and points per game).
Matt Foster shared on Twitter that Hollywood Brown is back, noting that he’s “moving pretty well” as he returns from his recent ankle and foot injury.
It’s not just about numbers, though. It’s about the vibe: Brown’s speed and swagger bring a certain chaos to defenses, the kind where you can practically hear cornerbacks grumbling on the sideline. Andy Reid, in a classic bit of veteran coach wisdom, brushed off concerns about Brown’s preseason absence: “If he was younger, I’d be more worried... but he knows how to go about it,” which is basically coach-speak for “he’ll figure it out—don’t panic.”
As for Jalen Royals, with that pesky knee tendinitis, don’t expect to see him in Brazil; he'll be cheering with the traveling squad, eating exotic snacks, and, hopefully, recovering fast. The bottom line: Hollywood Brown is expected to play, not just in theory but in actual meaningful snaps, and if you’re a fan who’s penciled him into a fantasy lineup or just wants a reason to shout in Portuguese from your living room, breathe easy. September’s rolling around, the Chiefs' passing game is (almost) whole, and Kansas City’s got reason to believe that this football season starts with a bang, not a whimper.
