{"id":17723,"date":"2024-11-18T21:56:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17723"},"modified":"2024-11-18T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:56:28","slug":"chiefs-to-sign-wr-tyquan-thornton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17723","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs To Sign WR Tyquan Thornton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tyquan Thornton<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>saw his Patriots tenure come to an end this weekend. The third-year wideout has not needed long to find a new home, though. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Thornton is signing with the Chiefs, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports<\/a>. To little surprise, this will be a practice squad agreement. Should he find himself on the active roster at some point, though, Thornton will have the opportunity to carve out a role on his new team.<\/p>\n

More than 12 teams showed interest, including the Saints, per ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler<\/a>. Thornton thus had a number of potential landing spots, and he has elected to join the two-time defending Super Bowl winners. It will be interesting to see how involved he will be in the team\u2019s offense over the remainder of the campaign.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old failed to become a fixture in New England\u2019s passing game before or after head coach\u00a0Jerod Mayo<\/strong>\u2018s tenure began in 2024. Thornton was buried on the team\u2019s WR depth chart, something which led to the Patriots shopping him in advance of the trade deadline. With no deals emerging on that front, the Patriots waived him<\/a> ahead of their Week 11 contest.<\/p>\n

No claims were made, making Thornton a free agent. The former second-rounder expressed a desire to quickly find a new situation, and the Chiefs have obliged. Kansas City has undergone a number of changes at the receiver spot this season, one in which\u00a0Marquise Brown<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has not suited up due to injury and in which\u00a0Rashee Rice<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has been out since October due to knee surgery<\/a>. Those absences drove the Chiefs\u2019 pursuit of their\u00a0DeAndre Hopkins<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>trade acquisition, but another addition is now set to be made.<\/p>\n

Thornton entered the league with the potential to serve as a capable deep threat, but he has seen his playing time decrease with each passing season. The Baylor product\u2019s most productive campaign came in his rookie year, during which he posted a 22-247-2 statline. A regular spot in the Chiefs\u2019 offense will not be expected (especially earlier on in his Kansas City tenure), but Thornton could develop into a rotational contributor.<\/p>\n

In any event, Thornton\u2019s market value for this spring will be determined by his showings down the stretch. Considering the volume of teams which showed interest in him after being cut, a number of suitors could be in play during free agency. For now, though, his attention will turn to acclimating to the Chiefs\u2019 offense as the team looks to bounce back from its first loss of the year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n