Adam Schefter says the Chiefs have been calling around about a wide receiver trade, but he does not think a deal is close. That leaves Kansas City with a narrow window before the Nov. 10 deadline and a receiver room that has already been thinned by injuries to Tyquan Thornton and Rashee Rice.
The search is drawing interest now because the Chiefs are still 5 and 1, yet the offense has not looked fully like itself. Schefter said Kansas City did not reach the red zone a single time against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7 for the first time in Patrick Mahomes’ NFL career, and rookie Cyrus Allen finished with 18 yards on one catch. That is the kind of snapshot that pushes a front office to keep looking, even when the record still looks strong.
Schefter, speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, said he expects the Chiefs to keep making calls and to keep trying to upgrade the position. He also said he has doubts that a deal will get done at all. That is the key split in this story: Kansas City is active, but active does not mean close, and there is no sign that a move is imminent.
The list of possible answers is not clean. Brian Thomas Jr. topped 1,200 yards in his 2024 rookie season. Jerry Jeudy has a connection to Chiefs wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea. Jauan Jennings has two receptions for nine yards. Calvin Ridley is averaging a career-low 13.5 receiving yards per game. And George Pickens has long been linked to Kansas City, though the Chiefs passed on him in a trade down and took Skyy Moore instead.
That is why the market is more complicated than the rumor mill makes it sound. Each name carries a different cost, a different fit and a different reason a deal may not happen. Schefter also pointed to a broader problem from Week 7, saying the offensive tackle spot was a bigger issue, with two new offensive tackles in the game and not enough protection or running-game support to keep pressure off Patrick Mahomes.
For now, the Chiefs are still asking around. Whether they turn that into a move before the Nov. 10 deadline is the question hanging over Cyrus Allen and the rest of a receiver group that has already been stretched thin.
