The Kansas City Chiefs will not return a key reinforcement as they aim for their fifth Super Bowl appearance in the past six seasons. Head coach Andy Reid
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman, out with a knee injury since early December, will not be activated off injured reserve and is out for the season, coach Andy Reid told reporters on Wednesday.
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While Hopkins is expected to play a significant role in the offense as the Chiefs aim for an NFL-record third consecutive Super Bowl title, his longer-term role with the team is not clear. Hopkins will be a free agent at the end of the NFL year, with no indication whether the Chiefs will try to bring him back on a new contract.
Xavier Worthy credits his late-season surge to working with DeAndre Hopkins and Marquise Brown, a pair of veteran wide receivers who took the first-round pick under their wing.
According to the win-probability numbers at rbsdm.com, the totality of the return earned the Chiefs 3.7 expected points — the top mark of any play in Saturday’s game. In addition, the long return raised KC’s expected chances of winning the game from 76% to 85%.
If the Chiefs need a boost at tight end, Firkser will get the call-up. If a wide receiver is needed (which seems unlikely as Nikko Remigio holds a 53-man roster spot while Mecole Hardman works back from injured reserve ), Washington or Ross would almost certainly be KC's next man up.
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