Overview
- Analysts on Monday spotlighted two realistic routes for Kansas City to upgrade at wideout, either trading for Vikings receiver Jordan Addison or signing free agent Stefon Diggs.
- A deal for Addison has been floated at the No. 40 pick, and his contract would cost $2.6 million in 2026 with a 2027 team option at $18 million after Minnesota signaled it will pick it up.
- Diggs is on the market after the Patriots released him at the start of the league year, and recent estimates peg his value near $13.8 million per year on a short deal.
- The push comes as Kansas City’s receivers lack reliability, with Rashee Rice limited to eight games last season, Xavier Worthy producing 532 yards and one touchdown, and Hollywood Brown leaving for the Eagles.
- The Chiefs hold picks Nos. 9 and 29 in Round 1 plus No. 40, and with receiver prices soaring after Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s mega extension, a trade or targeted draft move may fit better than a big signing as Patrick Mahomes rehabs his knee.