The Kansas City Chiefs are finally rebounding and looking like the team that everyone has come to expect them to be. After all, at least in the AFC, and specifically the AFC West, they are the champs until proven otherwise.
While they still sit tied for second in the division with the Denver Broncos at 2-2, and a little over a game behind the 3-1 Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs still have the clearest path toward division supremacy.
Los Angeles is their biggest challenger, but they have been bitten by the injury bug and still have plenty of holes in their roster. While Kansas City does as well, and Justin Herbert is playing well, the Chargers don't have a superhero under center like the Chiefs do.
Chargers pressed to fill hole by trading for Browns TE David Njoku
The Chargers can, however, continue to bolster their roster around Herbert and allow their promising young players to grow up, which would pose a bigger threat to the Chiefs. Sports Illustrated just proposed that they trade for Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku, which would be game-changing.
"With Harold Fannin Jr. looking like the future at tight end, general manager Andrew Berry should move Njoku," Sports Illustrated's Matt Verderame wrote. "The 29-year-old has only a $1.255 million base salary in the final season of his deal, making him a bargain for a Chargers team in dire need of an upgrade at the position. Through four weeks, Njoku has 14 catches for 128 yards."
Of course, 3.5 catches and 32 yards per game are not exactly elite numbers. When looking at the Chargers' tight end room, however, this is an upgrade. Those three, combined, have 12 catches for 140 yards this season.
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Njoku is an incredibly viable veteran who has been held back by poor quarterback play in Cleveland at times, but he is more than capable of being a big contributor. He would also serve as a strong complement to the strong young group of wide receivers they have in Los Angeles.
There is no reason to think that this signing alone would make the Chargers any more of an immediate contender in the AFC West, especially not at the steep price of a fourth-round pick. But it may sew up a hole and provide a bit more upside for their offense.
Kansas City, once again, is the champions until proven otherwise. But with a few teams hot on their tail or in favorable positions, the Chiefs may need to match any upgrades their opponents make if they want to remain on the throne.