{"id":43203,"date":"2026-02-10T23:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43203"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:35:21","slug":"veteran-wr-named-a-top-fit-for-chiefs-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43203","title":{"rendered":"Veteran WR Named a Top Fit For Chiefs in Free Agency"},"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\/05\/GettyImages-2166666172-e1747095837563.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2166666172-e1747095837563.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2166666172-e1747095837563.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2166666172-e1747095837563.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Veteran WR Named a Top Fit For Chiefs in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have had needs at the wide receiver position for several years now.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 they believed those needs were finally going to be satisfied. Xavier Worthy was entering his second season after a successful rookie year, Hollywood Brown was fully healthy, and Rashee Rice would be ready to go after serving his suspension. Unfortunately, things didn\u2019t go as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Worthy was injured in Week 1, and although he returned in Week 4, he couldn\u2019t get back into the groove he was in as a rookie. Brown was a solid contributor early on, but his production tapered off during the second half of the season. As for Rice, he showed plenty of glimpses of being a No. 1 receiver, but a suspension and concussion cost him a total of nine games.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have to be leery of Rice\u2019s off-field troubles, and Brown is set to become a free agent. That means receiver is once again one of the team\u2019s top needs. While joining Kay Adams on the \u201cUp and Adams Show\u201d on Tuesday, ESPN NFL analyst Ben Solak named his top 5 free agent fits for the offseason, which featured a veteran receiver for Kansas City.<\/p>\n<h2>San Francisco 49ers WR Jauan Jennings named a fit for the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency<\/h2>\n<p>Jennings was a diamond in the rough for the 49ers as they selected him in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was mostly a role player throughout his first three years, but did enough to earn a two-year, $15.4 million contract extension. Jennings rewarded San Francisco for its faith with a breakout 2024 season, catching 77 passes for 975 yards and six touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Now heading toward becoming a free agent, here\u2019s what Solak said about Jennings being a fit for the Chiefs:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Chiefs need to be more willing to block with their receivers in the running game,\u201d Solak said. \u201cIt\u2019s the No. 1 limiting factor in their running game right now. Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice, Hollywood Brown, these guys can\u2019t block, so they can\u2019t be multiple in how they run the football. Jauan Jennings with the 49ers was tough on third downs, makes hands catches, [and is] physical. He is an extremely willing blocker. He would bring a degree of physicality that the Chiefs desperately need at the position.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs would benefit from adding a WR like Jauan Jennings<\/h2>\n<p>By now you know the type of receiver that the Chiefs\u2019 brass likes \u2013 small and fast. While that has served them well in many ways, there is a time and place for a big, physical receiver, even in coach Andy Reid\u2019s offensive system. At 6-foot-3 and 212 pounds, Jennings fits that bill.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings definitely isn\u2019t the fastest receiver, but his sharp route running ability enables him to create separation. When he\u2019s unable to do that, his big frame and strong hands allow him to make contested catches. Outside of Rice at times, the Chiefs don\u2019t currently have a receiver like that on their roster.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings would also provide another much-needed redzone threat for Kansas City. He set a career high in touchdown receptions in 2025 with nine. Chiefs fans remember Jennings well from Super Bowl LVIII when he recorded four catches for 42 yards and one touchdown, while also throwing a touchdown pass to running back Christian McCaffrey on a trick play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN analyst Ben Solak named San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings a fit for the Kansas City Chiefs during free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Veteran WR Named a Top Fit For Chiefs in Free Agency - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43203\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Veteran WR Named a Top Fit For Chiefs in Free Agency - 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