{"id":33739,"date":"2025-09-25T16:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33739"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:16:55","slug":"breaking-chiefs-mentioned-as-potential-trade-partner-for-saints-top-playmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33739","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Mentioned as Potential Trade Partner for Saints Top Playmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1695714890-e1758813397926.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1695714890-e1758813397926.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1695714890-e1758813397926.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1695714890-e1758813397926.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Mentioned as Potential Trade Partner for Saints Top Playmaker\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p><em>Getty Chris Olave of the New Orleans Saints.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Currently sitting at the bottom of the AFC West with a 1-2 record, the Kansas City Chiefs feel nothing like the offensive juggernaut we\u2019ve come to expect.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes is still incredible, but his WRs room feels like it\u2019s being held together by duct tape. Rashee Rice is serving a six-game suspension, Xavier Worthy hasn\u2019t been fully healthy after his Week 1 shoulder injury and Travis Kelce has slowed quite a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Through three games, Kansas City has scored just six offensive touchdowns \u2014 hardly the standard Andy Reid and Mahomes have set together. A few of the league\u2019s top insiders believe Kansas City may do something about its current lack of playmakers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5158,h_2901,x_0,y_227\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/saints_news_network\/01k60kq1eh32v4r1cs7g.jpg\" alt=\"Maurice Jones-Drew Pitches Saints-Chiefs Alvin Kamara Blockbuster\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Fowler of ESPN named the Chiefs as the one team that \u201cneeds to be the most active on the trade block,\u201d and his colleague, Dan Graziano had an interesting name as a trade option: Chris Olave.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Should the Kansas City Chiefs try to Trade for Saints WR Chris Olave?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5361108\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1776693809.jpg?resize=267,150 267w\" alt=\"Chiefs Mentioned as Potential Trade Partner for Saints Top Playmaker\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5361108\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5361108\">GettyThe Kansas City Chiefs would upgrade their offense in a big way if they trade for wide receiver Chris Olave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Saints don\u2019t look as if they\u2019re going anywhere this season, and they have Rashid Shaheed on an expiring contract and Chris Olave with one year (his fifth-year option) left on his deal,\u201d Graziano wrote on September 24, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould their new coaching staff make either or both of those players available? \u2026 I don\u2019t think we can rule out teams such as Buffalo, Kansas City, Green Bay and\/or San Francisco if the right impact receiver becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes has been forced to work underneath without a true field-tilting wideout since Tyreek Hill left. Adding Olave would change all that. He\u2019d help stabilize the passing game and stretch defenses vertically in ways the team\u2019s current WRs corps can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Olave Would Give K.C. a True WR1<\/h2>\n<p>Olave, 25, has been a bright spot in New Orleans since the Saints drafted him 11th overall in 2022. He topped 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons \u2014 1,042 as a rookie and 1,123 in Year 2 \u2014 while consistently commanding a No. 1 receiver workload. Even in an injury-marred 2024, when concussions sidelined him for nine games, he still displayed the same silky route running and deep-threat ability that made him a first-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Olave has hovered around 2.2 yards per route run since entering the league \u2014 an elite number \u2014 and his target share has lived above 25% whenever he\u2019s on the field. As a rookie he led all first-year wideouts in yards per route run, and when healthy in 2024 he cleared 80 yards in four of six full games. He tends to win with suddenness and separation, and the Chiefs could use a that right now.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans exercised his fifth-year option this spring, keeping him under control through 2026 at a cost-controlled rate. His cap hit is just over $6 million this season.<\/p>\n<p>Would the Saints really part with him though? At 0\u20133 and staring at another reset under new head coach Kellen Moore, it\u2019s possible New Orleans could choose to stockpile picks rather than commit big money to a star receiver right now.<\/p>\n<p>With no clear long-term answer at quarterback right now, trading Olave for premium draft capital wouldn\u2019t be unheard of. For Kansas City, it\u2019d be worth at least looking into, as a Mahomes-Olave pairing has limitless potential.<\/p>\n<p>Beth Mishler-Elmore Beth Mishler-Elmore is a Heavy sports contributor based in the Midwest, focusing on the NFL, NBA and WNBA. 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