{"id":871351,"date":"2026-10-05T08:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871351\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:02:10","slug":"tyreek-hill-top-chiefs-fa-and-trade-targets-after-tyquan-thornton-rice-injuries-amid-nfl-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871351\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyreek Hill, Top Chiefs FA and Trade Targets After Tyquan Thornton, Rice Injuries Amid NFL Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The Kansas City Chiefs are 4-0, but they might have to look into getting some help on offense after a pair of injuries on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Wide receivers <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobCollinsTV\/status\/2106896118227644726\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Tyquan Thornton<\/a> (ankle) and <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jacobs71\/status\/2106899276684984360\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rashee Rice<\/a> (hamstring) were forced to exit early in Sunday&#8217;s win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The extent of their injuries is unclear, but the Chiefs could be without them for some time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">If the Chiefs decide to look for a receiver externally, Tyreek Hill, Brian Thomas Jr. and DeAndre Hopkins could be among their top targets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Hill has not played since last September, when he suffered a gruesome knee injury while playing for the Miami Dolphins. Hill went unsigned this offseason while rehabbing the injury. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Hill has given fans a handful of <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25505019-tyreek-hill-potentially-hints-nfl-landing-spot-cryptic-social-media-post-amid-injury-rehab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">indications<\/a> that he&#8217;s ready to make a comeback, and he made a post on Sunday that suggested he might be available for the Chiefs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The Athletic&#8217;s Michael Silver noted that Hill is eyeing a November return, adding that Kansas City is expected to be interested in him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Even if Hill has recovered from the injury, it&#8217;s unlikely he&#8217;ll still have the same speed and explosiveness he had before. Still, he&#8217;s familiar with the Chiefs&#8217; offense since he played alongside Patrick Mahomes for years and could give them some help as they get their top two receivers back on the field. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The Jacksonville Jaguars <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7508320\/2026\/08\/13\/jacksonville-jaguars-brian-thomas-jr-trade\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly<\/a> turned down offers for Brian Thomas Jr. over the offseason, but they might be willing to revisit some of those trades after the way the season has started. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Through four games, Thomas has recorded just 105 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions. He was the Jags&#8217; top target as a rookie in 2024, but hasn&#8217;t been able to match the success from earlier in his career. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Jacksonville has two solid options in Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers, so it could be in a position to get some assets back for Thomas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">While Hopkins is currently serving as an offensive coach for Georgia Tech, he <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25460501-deandre-hopkins-updates-his-nfl-retirement-status-after-joining-georgia-techs-coaching-staff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in August that he has not yet retired. It&#8217;s hard to say what would get him to return to the NFL, but the idea of playing for a championship contender would surely excite him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Like Hill, Hopkins has played with Mahomes before, so it wouldn&#8217;t be too hard for him to get acclimated.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kansas City Chiefs are 4-0, but they might have to look into getting some help on offense&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[99],"class_list":["post-871351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}