Veterans Hopkins, Brown Provide Big Boost To Chiefs Wide Receiver Group

The Kansas City Chiefs traded for DeAndre Hopkins midway through the season, back when the two-time defending Super Bowl champs had lost wide receivers Marquise Brown and Rashee Rice to injuries, and the hope was that the three-time All-Pro could help to stabilize a position group that had struggled for years.

They could only have hoped for what would transpire over the next three months.

Along with giving Patrick Mahomes a capable pass catcher, Hopkins - and Brown - began to share their knowledge with Xavier Worthy, and the result has been a massive step forward for the first-round pick headed into the postseason.

"I'm understanding the game more, being around guys who have done it against good opponents," Worthy said this week, as the Chiefs prepared to play Houston in the divisional round Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.

"Understanding their knowledge on how to do it has helped me to evolve," Worthy said.