Chiefs fans refuse to entertain idea of trading for Tom Brady’s former teammate - “I would be shocked” 

The Kansas City Chiefs enter the upcoming season as defending Super Bowl champions, but Patrick Mahomes lost some key offensive weapons this offseason.

Wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman signed with the New England Patriots and New York Jets, respectively. However, there are rumors that Kansas City could look to upgrade the position with Tom Brady's former teammate, Mike Evans.

Chiefs fans quickly took to Reddit to express their thoughts on the notion the team would make a move for Evans via trade:

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Other Kansas City fans commented that the team should focus on other matters besides trying to get Evans:

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As some fans noted, a major issue with trying to acquire a talent like Mike Evans is money. Trading him before June 1 would have Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on a massive dead cap hit of $21.3 million this season.

Any team that trades for Evans after June 1 would take on his $13 million base salary and the necessary cap space. The Kansas City Chiefs are trying to re-sign star defensive tackle Chris Jones to a long-term deal and adding Evans could hinder those plans.

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Chiefs wide receiver depth chart for 2023

If Patrick Mahomes doesn't get another addition to the wide receiver room, this is the depth chart entering the 2023 season:

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
WR	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	Rashee Rice	Justyn Ross	Cornell Powell
WR	Kadarius Toney	Richie James	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	Jerrion Ealy
WR	Skyy Moore	Justin Watson	John Ross	Ty Fryfogle

The core of receivers will be led by Valdes-Scantling, who had 42 receptions, 687 yards, and two touchdowns last season. By comparison, Evans recorded 77 receptions, 1,124 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games with Brady in 2022. The four-time Pro Bowler has at least 1,000 yards in a season since the 2014 season.

For perspective, the only wideout with a 1,000-yard season with Mahomes is Tyreek Hill with three such seasons. Mahomes has been dependent upon tight end Travis Kelce as a target since becoming the Chiefs' starter in the 2018 season.

Kelce has led the team in receiving yards in four of his five seasons with the two-time NFL MVP. We'll see if Kansas City adds anyone ahead of the upcoming season.