{"id":63394,"date":"2025-06-22T21:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T21:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63394"},"modified":"2025-06-22T21:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T21:48:41","slug":"chiefs-predicted-to-see-major-change-with-6-5-million-stars-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63394","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Predicted to See Major Change With $6.5 Million Star&#8217;s Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2170441077-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2170441077-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2170441077-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2170441077-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Predicted to See Major Change With $6.5 Million Star's Return\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are being predicted to have an even stronger season than last, and here&#8217;s why one player will make the difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are coming up on a new season, and they\u2019re looking good, but the powers at be are still making sure all the pieces are set to get the team back to the big game and hopefully make history of the good kind. While the Chiefs didn\u2019t have to deal with as many injuries as many NFL teams last season, they did have some doozies.<\/p>\n<p>Now, one of the Chiefs\u2019 strongest players is being predicted to really shake up the team with his triumphant return in 2025. It\u2019s the perfect time to look ahead, because the NFL just announced\u00a0training camp dates for teams, so the beginning of the season is getting closer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Injured Players We Can\u2019t Wait to See Back<\/h2>\n<p>NFL analyst and expert Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report lays out a roster of NFL players who are returning in 2025 after injury and who should make a big difference for their franchises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraining camp isn\u2019t a sufficient substitute for real, meaningful football games, of course,\u201d he says in the piece. \u201cHowever, the preparation period can provide some satisfaction by giving fans an early glimpse at new coaches, new systems and new players. In some cases, camp will also provide a long-anticipated look at players returning from significant 2024 injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5396894\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2173838239-1.jpg?resize=225,127 225w\" alt=\"Chiefs Predicted to See Major Change With $6.5 Million Star's Return\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5396894\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5396894\">GettyThe Kansas City Chiefs are being predicted to have an even stronger season than last.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the Chiefs\u2019 strongest assets is on the tally in wide receiver Rashee Rice. It\u2019s true that he can\u2019t come back soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as the Kansas City Chiefs have Andy Reid on the sideline and Patrick Mahomes under center, we\u2019re going to enjoy watching them,\u201d Knox states in the feature. \u201cHowever, the team\u2019s 16th-ranked offense wasn\u2019t quite as entertaining in 2024 as it has been in years past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Losing Rice had something to do with that. Knox notes that \u201cthe offense lost a lot when Rashee Rice suffered a season-ending LCL tear in Week 4.\u201d When he was injured, Rice seemed \u201cto be on his way to being Mahomes\u2019 newest go-to target. In less than four full games, he caught 24 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns,\u201d Knox adds.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that after the Chiefs\u2019 minicamp, coach Andy Reid told reporters that both Rice and\u00a0 Josh Simmons should be ready for training camp on July 21. \u201cThey\u2019re both ready to go, yeah,\u201d Reid said. \u201cThey actually got great work in in these camps here.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is So Important<\/h2>\n<p>Having Rice back is really going to give the Chiefs a huge boost that they just didn\u2019t have last season. Getting injured in Week 4 is very early, and it\u2019s incredible that the Chiefs had the kind of success they did without Rice for the majority of the season. But, yes, he would have made a difference in the Super Bowl. Welcome back, Rice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Rice healthy, the Kansas City offense will have a real chance to rebound in 2025. Simmons should boost Mahomes\u2019 protection, Worthy will have another offseason of experience under his belt, and a\u00a0slimmer Travis Kelce might provide a little more juice from the tight end position,\u201d Knox adds.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anne Erickson is an award-winning reporter for Heavy Sports covering the NFL, NBA and college football. Anne Erickson has years of experience covering the NFL and additional sports, and her work has been published via ESPN, Fox Sports and more. She has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports, including Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Erickson also hosts several podcasts and is a Detroit-based radio host. More about Anne Erickson<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are being predicted to have an even stronger season than last, and here&#8217;s why one player will make the difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":63395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Predicted to See Major Change With $6.5 Million Star&#039;s Return - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63394\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Predicted to See Major Change With $6.5 Million Star&#039;s Return - 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