{"id":33242,"date":"2025-09-20T22:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33242"},"modified":"2025-09-20T22:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:58:56","slug":"breaking-chiefs-rookie-may-be-the-spark-patrick-mahomes-has-been-desperate-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33242","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : \ud83d\udd25 Chiefs Rookie Could Be the Game-Changer Patrick Mahomes Has Been Desperately Waiting For \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 passing attack was supposed to return to its high-flying ways this season, but through two games that hasn\u2019t been the case. With Rashee Rice suspended and Xavier Worthy injured, Patrick Mahomes has been relying more on his legs than his receiving weapons. Consequently, the Chiefs are 0\u20132 and really need to rebound Sunday night against the New York Giants.<\/p>\n

There was hope that Xavier Worthy would be back in action this week, but news broke Saturday that he had been ruled out for the Giants game on Sunday night. Thus far, Brett Veach has opted not to bring in any new weapons for the offense despite fans hoping for a reunion with Tyreek Hill or maybe even a new starting running back. That means any improvements to the offense this week are going to have to come from in-house.<\/p>\n

Can Chiefs rookie Jalen Royals be the solution?<\/h2>\n

The best hope the Chiefs have is rookie Jalen Royals returning from a preseason knee injury. Royals was a full participant in practice on Friday and looks poised to make his NFL regular-season debut this week. If that is the case, it could provide the spark the Chiefs\u2019 offense needs. KC has found some success with Tyquan Thornton as a deep threat and Hollywood Brown as a possession-type receiver, but they have really missed Rashee Rice\u2019s run-after-the-catch ability that can turn a short pass into a big gain.<\/p>\n

Royals showed exactly that same type of ability at Utah State, where he averaged over 15 yards per reception in each of his two seasons as a starter. Many believed Royals could have gone as early as the second round in the NFL Draft, and he was viewed as a steal where the Chiefs took him in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Royals has a physical frame for a wide receiver (also similar to Rice) and can look more like a running back with the ball in his hands than a wideout. If teams are going to focus on covering Travis Kelce and Hollywood Brown and taking away the deep ball to Tyquan Thornton, having Royals available to exploit holes would be a huge asset.<\/p>\n

You can see the Chiefs trying to generate those types of touches in his limited preseason reps below:<\/p>\n

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Here's all of Jalen Royals receptions in the pre-season. Been awhile since we've seen him on the field. #ChiefsKingdom<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oXQMDHJcj0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Price Carter (@priceacarter) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n