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Tyquan Thornton.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be more intrigued to see if Nagy brought someone aboard like Tyquan Thornton, who really had a breakout season at the beginning of the year,\u201d Sweeney said.<\/p>\n
A check of the numbers shows that Sweeney is right. Thornton caught 19 passes on 37 targets for 438 yards last season, an average of a whopping 23.1 yards per catch. A closer look, though, shows that 13 of Thornton\u2019s receptions and 25 of his targets came in the first five weeks of the season.<\/p>\n
Xavier Worthy missed all but three snaps in Kansas City\u2019s first four games. Rashee Rice returned from suspension in Week 7. After those first five weeks, Thornton\u2019s snap share was drastically reduced.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve had conversations with some of my colleagues at the Kansas City Star and otherwise, and, I wonder what the Chiefs offense would have looked like if Thornton just kept getting snaps and targets,\u201d Sweeney said. \u201cWhen I look at the two receivers, Brown and Thornton, Brown is going to command more money than what I think his value in production would be, whereas Thornton wouldn\u2019t command that type of salary and was a nice piece for Kansas City, especially early on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spotrac projects Brown\u2019s market value at $5.5 million on a one-year. Thornton made $1.1 million in 2025, and likely would not command much more than that on the open market.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Thornton is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound 2022 second-round pick by the New England Patriots. Chosen 50th overall, Thornton never lived up to that high draft position. In four seasons, he has just 58 receptions in 42 games. He was actually cut by the Patriots midway through the 2024 season and finished the year on the Chiefs\u2019 practice squad.<\/p>\n
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