Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown sustained a posterior sternoclavicular joint injury in his shoulder during the team’s preseason opener at Jacksonville, a development that puts the beginning of his 2024 season in doubt. “They’ve taken him to the hospital,” head coach Andy Reid said after the game. “They’ll check him out, and they’re working on that as we speak.” Brown …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Athletic trainers were busy at Chiefs practice Wednesday as five players left the workout early due to injuries, including linebacker Nick Bolton and wide receiver Kadarius Toney. Head coach Andy Reid said Bolton banged his left elbow while Toney injured his ankle. Also leaving practice Wednesday was offensive tackle Chukwuebuka Godrick (ankle), offensive guard McKde Mettauer …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson and cornerback Nazeeh Johnson exited training camp practice via a cart on Wednesday, yet both players appeared to have dodged major injury concerns. Watson has a minor foot issue and is expected to return to action in a few days, a source tells Chiefs Digest. Johnson left practice for precautionary reasons …
LAS VEGAS — The Kansas City Chiefs won’t have All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney available for Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown with the San Francisco 49ers but the club delivered good news for receiver Rashee Rice one day after a scare in Thursday’s practice. Thuney was ruled out by the club on Friday due to a pectoral injury. Head coach Andy …
LAS VEGAS — Chief wide receiver Rashee and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire were limited in practice on Thursday but neither issue appears serious enough to impact their availability in Super Bowl LVIII Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Rice, who has been dealing with a sore ankle in recent weeks, got his other ankle stepped on about an hour into …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney didn’t practice this week as the Chiefs began their preparations for Super Bowl LVIII, but the club listed the left guard as questionable with a strained right pectoral on their Friday injury report. Head coach Andy Reid on Thursday didn’t rule out the possibility of Thuney playing next Sunday against the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five Chiefs starters were on the sidelines Wednesday as the team prepares to visit the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday’s AFC Championship game. Still, none appeared more significant than the strained right pectoral muscle of left guard Joe Thuney. Thuney reportedly did not sustain a tear of the pectoral muscle but his status for Sunday remains in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs began preparation for their Divisional playoff showdown with Buffalo Wednesday without starting defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, who is out with a triceps injury. Nnadi suffered the injury during Saturday’s Wild Card win over the Miami Dolphins. The term initially described the injury as an elbow issue, and Nnadi was seen on the sideline testing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jerick McKinnon returned to the locker room on Tuesday following his successful surgery on Jan. 2 for a core muscle injury and a fractured pelvis. McKinnon underwent the procedure on Jan. 2 in Philadelphia performed by noted core muscle specialist Dr. William Meyers, a source told Chiefs Digest. In addition to the muscle tear, McKinnon also …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a five-game absence due to a stinger injury, left Donovan Smith appears on target to return for Saturday’s Wild Card Weekend contest against Miami, and it’s just in time for the Chiefs offense. “He’s doing good,” Reid said of Smith’s progress. “I think without any setbacks, he should be fine for the game.” It’s fortuitous …
