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The Athletic Football Show on Cyrus Allen

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if a fifth round pick is like the talk of camp and there's a genuine panic when he suffers a practice injury, that's not a good sign... Cyrus Allen is your answer to that. And I think that's been my frustration the entire offseason.
Mentioned at 30:50 – 34:11

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Cyrus Allen is unlikely to solve the Chiefs' receiver issues

The source expresses skepticism regarding Cyrus Allen as a solution for the Chiefs' passing game issues, noting that relying on a 180-pound fifth-round pick to fix a major roster deficiency is not a sound strategy.

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