Should the Chiefs sign Dorial Green-Beckham?

Wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham has been released by the Philadelphia Eagles, but is he worth checking out for the Chiefs?

The Philadelphia Eagles have made official what had been rumored for months with the release of wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. Per Ian Rapoport, the Eagles decided the experiment with the troubled wideout was over.

The #Eagles waived WR Dorial Green-Beckham, another team to pass on the talented high draft pick.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 30, 2017

At one point, Green-Beckham was compared to the top wide receivers in all of football, a number one target who was impossible to defend given his physical stature, ability to track the ball and his size/speed combination. Few teams have the sort of elite receiver that DGB was projected to be, but unfortunately character concerns and a poor work ethic have plagued him for years now.

Green-Beckham was the nation’s top recruit when Missouri landed him, giving them a much hyped entrance as they began play in the SEC. Legal issues and the aforementioned character concerns over drug usage became enough for Missouri to dismiss him from the program and he subsequently transferred to Oklahoma, but ended up entering the NFL Draft in 2015 before he could ever play a snap for the Sooners.

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While the questions surrounding Green-Beckham were significant, it shows how high team’s believe his talent could take him given that the Tennessee Titans invested a second round pick in him that draft. Unfortunately, DGB lasted a single season in Nashville before being traded to the Eagles for a back-up offensive lineman. Apparently Philly was a one-year shot as well.

The question remains whether Green-Beckham is a reclamation project worth taking on or whether his short-lived stints in Tennessee and Pennsylvania are proof positive that the wide receiver will never right the ship. If a team like the Kansas City Chiefs can answer that question with even a “maybe,” then it’s worth bringing him in.

Not only would Green-Beckham offer an already young set of wide receivers a high-potential play, but the strong leadership and professionalism of the Chiefs locker room could go a long way in helping DGB reach his potential. Andy Reid certainly knows what it’s like to deal with players with character concerns or baggage. And it’s not as if he’s been in trouble with the law since his college days. He just hasn’t put it all together on the field which likely stems from poor practice habits or an unwillingness to put in the work in the film room and weight room.

Green-Beckham had 392 receiving yards last year and 2 touchdowns for the Eagles.

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