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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs have signed veteran wide receiver Jason Avant to a one-year deal Friday, the team announced Friday. The Chiefs could use help at wide receiver. Kansas City played recent games without injured wide receivers Donnie Avery and A.J. Jenkins, and then lost Junior Hemingway to a concussion during Thursday night's loss to the Oakland Raiders. Avant, 31, was signed to bolster the team's numbers at the position. Avant should be a quick study, as he played the first seven seasons of his career for the Philadelphia Eagles, who were coached by current Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Avant remained with the Eagles one more season after Reid moved on to Kansas City. Avant then signed this season with the Carolina Panthers. He caught 21 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown this season before being released earlier this week. Avant had three straight 50-plus catch seasons for the Eagles and Reid from 2010 through '12. The Chiefs placed receiver Jenkins on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on Friday.
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