Sources - Chiefs await clarity on Rashee Rice, eye trades for WRs - ESPN

With the Chiefs bracing for Rashee Rice to be out for an extended period, Kansas City intends to make another move at wide receiver — just as it has in each of the past two years, league sources told ESPN on Saturday.

The Chiefs first will want to get doctors' final determination of Rice's status, which could come as early as Monday after he undergoes a knee procedure, according to league sources.

There remains hope that Rice could return this season and be sidelined six to eight weeks, according to league sources, but nothing will be determined until early next week at the earliest. It is difficult to know how realistic it is that Rice could return this season, although the Chiefs have not given up hopes of that possibility yet.

Once the Chiefs do have clarity on Rice's injury, they can move into action. Two years ago, the Chiefs acquired Kadarius Toney from the Giants before the trade deadline. Last year, they brought back Mecole Hardman in a trade with the Jets right before the deadline.

With Rice out indefinitely this year, and with Hollywood Brown lost for the remainder of the regular season due to a shoulder injury that required surgery, the Chiefs will explore all their options to determine whether they can make another trade for a wide receiver.

The Chiefs explored signing DeAndre Hopkins in the 2023 offseason, before he landed a two-year, $26 million deal with the Titans. Now that Hopkins is in the last year of his contract, the Titans might be enticed to entertain offers for their veteran wide receiver.

The Chiefs also could reach out to the Jets if New York lands Davante Adams, inquiring whether New York would have any interest in moving one of its other wide receivers, according to league sources.

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