The Kansas City Chiefs knew they were picking up a bright-eyed wide receiver out of Georgia when they drafted Chris Conley in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. The pick was even viewed as a latent steal for the Chiefs. But Conley’s slow progress in the NFL could lead to him being a unforeseen release this offseason.
Playing in all 16 games in each of his first two years in the NFL, Conley saw a 27-catch improvement and had 331 more receiving yards during his second season in 2016.
When then-starting Chiefs receiver Jeremy Maclin went down with an injury in a wild-card postseason win over the Houston Texans, Conley helped the Chiefs by capping off the same drive with a touchdown catch to make the score 20-0, eventually winning 30-0.