The Kansas City Chiefs are in good position to add another offensive weapon for quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The team has two first-round picks and four in the top 74 selections, and some draft experts believe at least one of those will be used on a playmaking wide receiver with high upside.
But if the team wants to go another route, it could add a pass-catcher via free agency or a trade and save its draft picks to build up its defense or revamp its offensive line.
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Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report recently suggested the Chiefs should make a run at troubled free-agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who was recently released by the Patriots following Super Bowl LX.
“It’s a weird time in Kansas City,” Davenport wrote. “A Chiefs team used to deep playoff runs is coming off its first 10-loss season since a 2-14 debacle in 2012, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes is rehabbing the first major injury of his career — an ACL tear that leaves his availability for the start of the 2026 campaign in doubt.
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“Bringing in Stefon Diggs wouldn’t be a weird move, though. The Chiefs need to add a wide receiver to a room that currently sports Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and not much else. Kansas City has also made something of a habit of bringing in veteran wide receivers who were cast off by other teams. … Right now, Kansas City’s pass-catchers are more a weakness than a strength. The addition of Diggs could change that.”
Signing Diggs could make Kansas City’s passing attack feared like it was back when Tyreek Hill was the team’s No. 1 WR. But the move wouldn’t come without its drawbacks.
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Diggs has been in legal trouble recently, and he has a reputation for being a locker room distraction from his days in Buffalo. He’s also not the same All-Pro pass-catcher he once was, and some have questioned whether he’s still a true No. 1 WR.
The Chiefs are no stranger to gambling on talented-yet-polarizing players. Hill had his share of issues when he was with the franchise, and Rice was suspended for the first six games of the 2025 season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Diggs the player might be worth the risk, but all the baggage he brings may not be.