Chiefs Could Trade for 24-Year-Old Packers WR Amid Injury Issues

The Kansas City Chiefs can spin plates better than anyone, but Week 1 made it look like Patrick Mahomes may be running out of hands.

Wide receiver Rashee Rice is serving a six-game suspension, and Kansas City lost speedy wideout Xavier Worthy indefinitely to a shoulder injury in the team’s season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Travis Kelce is still a threat, but he’s definitely past his prime.

If general manager Brett Veach doesn’t want to fall too far behind early in the season, he may want to add another playmaker for Mahomes to work with. Enter Dontayvion Wicks of the Green Bay Packers.

For the Packers, there’s a case to move him. Their room is stacked with Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and first-rounder Matthew Golden. Wicks may be the odd man out even though Watson is currently on IR.

Wicks Has Shown Potential Over His 2+ NFL Seasons

Drafted by Green Bay in the fifth round of 2023, Wicks wasted no time proving he belonged, catching 39 passes for 581 yards and four touchdowns as a rookie. That 14.9 yards per catch ranked among the best YPCs for a rookie that year, and nearly half of his grabs went for 16 yards or more, according to Packers team stats.

By Year 2, Wicks showed he wasn’t a one-hit wonder, once again finishing with 39 catches for 415 yards and five touchdowns. Across two seasons and change, he’s at 80 receptions, 1,026 yards and nine scores—production that looks even a tad better when you consider he’s been fighting for snaps in a crowded Packers WRs room.

What makes the 24-year-old Wicks appealing is his ability to separate without needing top-end speed. He’s the guy who baits a corner into thinking the route is over, then slants inside for a first down or sneaks behind the coverage for six. He’s had some issues with drops, but that’s something he can improve.

Wicks is not a boom-or-bust deep threat, but he’s the type of versatile target Mahomes thrives with when the pocket gets messy and the play breaks down. That’s why Veach should be interested.

Why the Kansas City Chiefs Should Pursue a Trade for Packers WR Dontayvion Wicks

Veach wouldn’t need to overpay, as Wicks is still on his rookie contract through 2026, so his value is in cost-control as much as production. Green Bay, meanwhile, might like to add a little extra draft capital after the Micah Parsons trade.

Here’s a trade proposal we think might work for both K.C. and Green Bay:

• Kansas City would send a 2026 fourth-round pick to Green Bay in exchange for Wicks, with the pick escalating to a third if he logs 60% of offensive snaps and tops 650 yards or 8 TDs in 2025. To sweeten it, the Packers could toss back a conditional 2027 sixth if the escalator triggers.

Kansas City doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel here—they just need one more spoke to perhaps make the ride a tad more smooth. Wicks is young, cheap, relatively productive and likely itching for more snaps.

For Mahomes, it’d be one less plate to spin and one more target he can trust.

The Lions are signing another giant offensive lineman with ties to thier coaching staff and Jahmyr Gibbs

The Detroit Lions are having some issues on the offensive line, if you haven't noticed. One of those issues is tackle depth. Last week, Jamarco Jones, who beat out Dan Skipper for the swing tackle spot on the 53-man roster, suffered a season-ending ankle injury. Speaking of Skipper, he didn't practice all week, either. That left the Lions with Mason Miller and Giovanni Manu. Two guys who are definitely not ready yet.

The Lions are now adding a new man to the mix, and this guy is huge. Former Bengals tackle Devin Cochran is signing with the Lions, per his agency, Elite Loyalty Sports.

We mentioned he was big. Cochran stands at 6-foot-7 and 330 pounds, and I'm sure the WWE is foaming at the mouth for this guy to be done with football. Cochran went undrafted in 2022 out of Georgia Tech, where he was with both running backs coach Tashard Choice and running back Jahmyr Gibbs. The latter ran for 746 yards and four touchdowns in his final year at Georgia Tech, with Cochran leading the way.

In the NFL, Cochran spent most of his time with the Bengals' practice squad, but in 2024, he played nine regular-season games and started one. He allowed eight pressures and one sack in that game. We reached out to our Bengals beat writer, John Sheeran, to get some insight on Cochran. Here's what he had to say:

"Devin Cochran stuck around longer than most UDFAs do on the Bengals practice squad, and clearly, there was a reason. Despite an injury that ended his 2023 season before it even started, Cochran was kept around and eventually earned his way onto the field for brief moments in 2024. He damn near made the 2025 roster as well, but a new offensive line coach had other plans, and Cochran’s three-year run in Cincy ended. He’s not going to be a reliable starter, but as an emergency option off the bench, you could find worse as a midseason addition."

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