Over the weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs re-signed veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Kansas City also brought back Marquise "Hollywood" Brown on a one-year deal prior to the start of free agency. These re-signings provide the Chiefs wide receiver room with more experience than it would have had if they had left.
That said, Kansas City likely still needs to add a few more pieces to their wide receiver room. Fortunately, a few big-name veterans still remain on the open market, including Keenan Allen.
A recent article from Athlon Sports suggests that Kansas City should look into signing their former rival. While, in theory, this sounds like a fine idea, Chiefs fans have every right to be skeptical after the DeAndre Hopkins addition didn't pan out last season. Nonetheless, exploring the possibility of adding Allen is interesting.
Should Chiefs Sign Former Chargers WR Keenan Allen?
Chiefs Kingdom is all too familiar with Allen from his time with the Los Angeles Chargers. During his 11 seasons with the Chargers, Allen recorded 91 receptions on 125 targets for 1,093 yards and four touchdowns against the Chiefs. Although the 32-year-old has only had two outings of over 100 yards against Kansas City, he has never had a game under 50 yards, making him a player the Chiefs always had a game plan for.
"The Chiefs have a knack of making a veteran free agent signing; maybe that is Allen this offseason," Adam Schultz of Athlon writes.
Be that as it may, Allen is coming off a down season. In 2024, Allen recorded 70 receptions on 121 targets for 744 yards and seven touchdowns with the Chicago Bears. While Allen's struggles last season weren't all on him, he did have six drops, the third most of his career.
That, combined with the injuries he has suffered the past two seasons, raises real concerns about a decline in play. Even so, Spotrac projects Allen signs a two-year contract worth $22.18 million. That's an average annual salary of $11.1 million, which is a steep price given the concerns that Allen has.
Nevertheless, Allen's contract demands could decrease the further it gets into free agency, leaving the door open for Kansas City to sign him.