KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs put wide receiver Hollywood Brown on injured reserve Friday as he needs surgery to recover from a sternoclavicular injury.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Monday that Brown was "getting close" to suiting up for the Chiefs.
However, Brown was not a full participant in both Wednesday's and Thursday's practice sessions.
According to head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder, the team looked at MRI imaging of Brown's shoulder a month after his injury and noticed something significant.
"It looked like the bone had moved," said Burkholder during Friday's media availability. "Everybody involved felt like it was a little too risky for him to play without [this injury] being operated on."
Burkholder said Brown will have surgery on Monday and that there is currently no timeline for his return.
"Nobody wanted to do this [return] more than he did," said Reid.
Brown only appeared in the Chiefs' first play of the preseason over a month ago against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The former University of Oklahoma star signed a one-year, $7 million deal this past offseason, aiming to be a key addition to a wide receiver room looking for big play ability.
Drafted 25th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft, Brown previously played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals.
Wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice will be tasked to step up in Brown's potentially season-long absence. They combined for nine receptions on 150 yards in the Chiefs' 27-20 season-opening win against the Ravens.
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