Chiefs reveal worrying update on Patrick Mahomes' WR ahead of Brazil clash with Chargers

The Kansas City Chiefs suffered a major setback after the team officially announced that rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals will not travel to Brazil for the Week 1 clash against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Last week, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said the rookie would miss Friday's season opener and the side confirmed the news on Wednesday in a social media announcement.

Since the preseason match, Jalen Royals has been out of action, as he has been dealing with knee tendonitis. He missed the third preseason match for the side, along with the final week of training, recovering from his knee injury. He did not play in any of Kansas City's practices this week.

The Chiefs had to decide on the rookie WR's selection in the squad before their flight to Brazil on Wednesday. While Royals will have to stay patient for his NFL debut, it is a setback for the Chiefs as they are already without Rashee Rice, who is serving a six-game suspension and is expected to be back in Week 7.

With Royals and Rice being unavailable, the chiefs will depend on a receiver room consisting of Hollywood Brown, Xavier Worthy, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, Nikko Remigio and Jason Brownlee.

Patrick Mahomes will have Marquise Brown at his disposal for Chargers clash

One of the positives for the Chiefs is the availability of Marquise Brown for the start of the season. Brown suffered an injury during training-camp practice but has recovered well in time and could appear for the Week 1 match against the Chargers. He discussed his chemistry with Patrick Mahomes following Tuesday's practice.

“A lot. I mean, it's easy to build chemistry with a guy like that," Brown said. "So, it's basically feeling our speed, feeling how I like to do things, and from that point on, the guys, you know he gets it there.”

Although Brown has not had any snaps in the preseason, the 28-year-old is up for the challenge in Brazil.

“I don't really look at it as challenge," Brown said. "I mean, I've been blessed to play this game for a while, so just excited to get to Brazil.”

It will be interesting to see the WR on the depth chart the Chiefs go with for their season opener against the Chargers on Friday.