Chiefs plug left tackle hole with blockbuster Orlando Brown Jr. trade

After what took place in Super Bowl LV, the Kansas City Chiefs addressed their offensive in free agency, and the Orlando Brown Jr. trade was an essential move. 

Anyone who saw Super Bowl LV and how the Kansas City Chiefs looked with their offensive line knew that there had to be changes coming. So when it was reported on Friday that the club had traded for Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. in a blockbuster move, via ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the news was shocking, but the reasoning wasn’t.

Given the situation that the Chiefs endured in their quest to repeat, only to be escorted off the field due to losing the Super Bowl, the offensive line needed a makeover. The team signed Joe Thuney and Austin Blythe to start with and now have added Brown to the mix. Those who will join those three on the remains to be seen, although Mike Remmers getting the start likey means an all-pro pass rusher could have a field day, just ask Shaq Barrett.

In the case of Brown, he does have a resume that would make his late father beam with happiness. Last season, the loss of Ronnie Stanley to a torn ACL moved Brown from right to left tackle, where he performed quite well as Baltimore made it to the Divisional Round. But internal issues ultimately led to this move, and now, he gets an opportunity to shine with Andy Reid.

The Kansas City Chiefs made a big move and it’s one that is more reward than risk.

Patrick Mahomes still has the image of losing the Super Bowl on his mind, and no doubt getting Orlando Brown Jr gives him protection. As a matter of fact, any quarterback that doesn’t get protected is doomed to struggle in the big game.

Just ask the guy who won the bowl this year in Tom Brady; he knows it too well when Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, then with the Giants, used the “NASCAR” package to deny him a perfect season.

Brown played in a system where the run was more prominent than the pass. However, at Oklahoma, the pass was more favored than the run. In other words, his versatility is much appreciated and needed for the Chiefs.

It may have costed a fortune for Kansas City, including three picks in this draft and a future selection, but they got a second-rounder back and a perennial All-Pro tackle in the process. If it makes Mahomes happy, then everyone should be happy.