While it sounds like the former Cardinal avoided the worst-case scenario with his injury, it still remains up in the air just how long we can expect him to miss as we approach the beginning of the season. Also working against Brown’s odds of starting in Week 1 is the fact that the Chiefs are slated to kick off 2024 on Thursday night against the Ravens, further constricting an already shrinking timeframe for the wide receiver to recover. The good news is that HC Andy Reid indicated Brown does not need surgery and is already back with the team, which would suggest that Brown’s recovery could be trending towards the shorter range of outcomes than longer. Should Brown miss any time, rookie WRs Xavier Worthy (who was running with the 1s in this past weekend’s action) and Rashee Rice would figure to pick up very valuable slack caused by Hollywood’s absence. The pendulum has swung every which way this offseason inside the Chiefs’ WR room as to which player would be Mahomes’ WR1, and this shakeup is no exception. The bottom line, though, seems to be that Brown will miss very little (if any) time to open 2024, and his fantasy prospects remain very much intact barring any setbacks in the coming weeks.