The Kansas City Chiefs‘ championship-caliber offense was supposed to be rounding into form this week. Instead, Wednesday’s practice became a disaster movie playing out in real time – complete with lightning strikes, injured stars, and a suddenly depleted receiving corps that has Patrick Mahomes facing his toughest challenge yet before the season even begins.
The trouble started brewing under deceptively pleasant conditions. After days of sweltering Midwest heat, temperatures dropped to a comfortable mid-70s – the kind of break players pray for during grueling training camp sessions. But the football gods had other plans. As thunder rumbled in the distance, team officials made the call to evacuate fans from the stands, leaving Mahomes and company to practice under ominous gray skies with an eerie quiet replacing the usual camp buzz.
Then the real storm hit. First, it was Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, the speedy offseason acquisition, going down hard with an ankle injury that required a cart ride off the field. Minutes later, Skyy Moore – already fighting for his spot in the rotation – pulled up lame with a hamstring issue. The cruelest blow came when rookie sensation Xavier Worthy, after appearing to shake off an early collision, was placed in concussion protocol the following day.
Wednesday provided much more comfortable conditions for the players, with temperatures in the mid-70s. Fans were asked to leave midway through practice due to lightning in the area, but the team remained outside for the full duration.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 30, 2025
In the span of one practice session, Mahomes saw three potential starting receivers vanish from his arsenal. The timing couldn’t be worse – with Rashee Rice‘s availability already in question due to off-field issues, the Chiefs’ once-deep receiving corps now looks alarmingly thin. As team doctors tended to the wounded and coaches scrambled to adjust their depth charts, even the typically unflappable Mahomes had to wonder: How many more blows can this offense absorb before Week 1?
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