AFC Notes: Chiefs, Colts, Jets

Chiefs

Chiefs HC Andy Reid explained his standpoint on making a trade ahead of the deadline, pointing out it doesn’t give players a lot of time to get acclimated.

“Yeah, it would depend on who the guy is. I mean, that’s the obvious. If he’s got experience in the offense, and it’s not too bad,” Reid said, via ChiefsWire. “But it takes, it takes somebody a little bit of time to get himself involved and get the terminology down, but it’s a lot easier now than it is during training camp, and they have to learn a kazillion plays here they just have the game week to learn and getting on the same page with the quarterback and the timing and all that. That’s a bigger issue normally.”

• ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler notes price is going to be a huge consideration for the Chiefs as they weigh an outside addition to the receiving corps in the wake of injuries to Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown.
• For that reason, Fowler highlights players like Browns WR Amari Cooper and Giants WR Darius Slayton as options since both are on cheap base salaries for 2024. 
• Fowler mentions Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will get the first crack at more snaps to replace Rice, as he had a similar role when he was with the team in 2022. He adds the team doesn’t view first-round WR Xavier Worthy as a high-volume option yet. 
• Dianna Russini reports that it could be six weeks or six-plus months for WR Rashee Rice to recover from his injury, depending on his upcoming arthroscopic surgery. 

Colts

• Colts QB Anthony Richardson (oblique) is questionable for Week 5 against Jacksonville. (Jonathan Jones)
• Dianna Russini reports that the Browns, Dolphins, and Jets were among the teams who told QB Joe Flacco they were uninterested in signing him this past offseason.
• Colts LB Isaiah Land was fined $5,083 for Roughing the Passer (body weight) in Week 4.
• According to Mike Chappell, Colts OL Will Fries went to the hospital due to a fractured tibia, which will likely end his season.

Jets

• Jets WR Garrett Wilson was asked how he feels about a potential trade for Raiders WR Davante Adams: “Yeah, that’d be cool. I feel like it’s cool if we get him up here. Like I always say, if it helps us win, let’s do it.” (Rich Cimini)
• Rodgers revealed after losing to the Vikings in Week 5 that he had suffered a low-ankle sprain. (Clayton Holloway)
• Saleh after the team’s loss: “You’re always going to find silver linings. I’m not ready to talk about them now but I do appreciate that our guys continue to battle and they fought and gave ourselves a chance. We’re right there with a chance to score a touchdown at the end of the game and go win it and unfortunately, it didn’t happen for us.” (Zack Rosenblatt)
• Jets WR Allen Lazard was fined $14,069 for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (violent gesture), and OL John Simpson was fined $16,883 for Unnecessary Roughness (leg whip) in Week 4.
• Dianna Russini reports that the Browns, Dolphins, and Jets were among the teams who told QB Joe Flacco they were uninterested in signing him this past offseason.