The Chiefs’ receiver room has taken enough hits that Andrew Armstrong suddenly looks like a very real solution.
For now, Armstrong is still on Kansas City’s practice squad, where he landed after being waived at the NFL’s roster deadline and then brought back. But with two more names now showing up on the injury report at wide receiver, the door to the active roster is opening wider by the day.
Rashee Rice exited the Chiefs’ Week 4 win over the Las Vegas Raiders with a hamstring injury after hauling in a seven-yard catch in the first half. He initially kept his helmet on, which suggested he might be able to return, but he never got back in the game. There’s also a chance that hamstring issue stretches past the team’s Week 5 bye.
Tyquan Thornton’s situation is even more immediate. He suffered a dislocated ankle late in the fourth quarter against Las Vegas after making a 55-yard catch. His recovery window was listed at 12 to 16 weeks, leaving the Chiefs with a clear short-term need in the passing game.
That’s why Armstrong has become such a logical internal option. If Kansas City wants to patch the depth chart without looking outside the building, Armstrong and fellow practice squad receiver Omari Evans are the cleanest answers. Armstrong feels like the stronger bet, especially after the preseason he put together.
He arrived in Kansas City late in 2025 on a reserve/futures deal and quickly made noise with his play. Before that, he had a late-season look with the Detroit Lions in his rookie year of 2025 and, before that, a summer stint with the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted in the 2025 draft. There was also a built-in connection: Armstrong is a lifelong Chiefs fan, and family members live just minutes from Arrowhead Stadium.
His college production backed up the buzz. At Arkansas in 2024, Armstrong led the SEC in receiving yards with 78 catches for 1,140 yards.
In training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, he stood out as a long target around the end zone and also flashed as a blocker, two traits that had fans wondering why he wasn’t on the active roster already.
None of this guarantees anything. Rice could be cleared quickly.
Brett Veach could bring in help from outside the organization before the Chiefs return in Week 6. But right now, the most straightforward move is to look inward, and that keeps Armstrong squarely in the conversation.
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