Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid opened the ultimate week of the preseason with a Monday media session on the crew’s coaching facility on the grounds of the Truman Sports activities Complicated. The primary order of enterprise was a protracted listing of injured gamers.
Reid stated that three gamers beforehand introduced as injured after Friday night time’s 33-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks — cornerback Nazeeh Johnson (shoulder pressure), linebacker Jack Cochrane (knee bone bruise) and security Mike Edwards (hamstring pressure) — had been all going to overlook Monday afternoon’s follow session. Another of Friday’s injured gamers — defensive finish Felix Anudike-Uzomah, who left Seattle with a strained hamstring — will “most certainly” be positioned on the crew’s Reserve/Injured listing.
At one time, this could have routinely ended Anudike-Uzomah’s season. However after latest rule revisions, Kansas Metropolis may have the choice to declare him as a participant eligible to return from IR after the season’s fourth recreation. This designation must be made with the ultimate cutdown to 53 gamers, which should occur earlier than 3 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) on Tuesday, August 26.
“Yeah, that’s a troublesome factor,” stated Reid of the previous first-round choose’s state of affairs. “I imply, you recognize he’s labored onerous, so we’ll see the place it goes. I can’t let you know how lengthy it’s going to be, [but] any time for that’s disappointing for him, I do know — as a result of he works so stinking onerous.”
Reid stated that three different gamers had been going to overlook Monday’s follow. Two of them are drafted rookies. Second-round defensive sort out Omarr-Norman-Lott has aggravated the sprained ankle that troubled him throughout coaching camp, whereas fourth-round broad receiver Jalen Royals has tendonitis in his knee. Lastly, second-year offensive lineman Ethan Driskell is continuous to get well from an appendectomy.
However there was some excellent news, too. Reid stated nothing about rookie cornerback Nohl Williams, who entered the league’s concussion protocol through the Seahawks recreation. This recommended that he can be again to work on Monday. And Reid stated that veteran broad receiver Hollywood Brown — who missed the primary two preseason video games with an ankle damage — can be working towards on Monday.
“Hollywood bought a bit of work yesterday — which was good — and he’ll get a bit of bit extra immediately,” stated the top coach. “After which we’ll simply see how he progresses by this factor. But it surely’s not a matter of desirous to be on the market; he needs to do it. [We’re] simply taking it sluggish. We don’t need any setbacks with this factor.”
UPDATE at 4:10 p.m.: Late on Monday afternoon, the crew introduced it had positioned Anudike-Uzomah on Reserve/Injured and waived working again Elijah Younger. To fill these roster spots, the crew signed defensive finish Owen Carney and linebacker Xander Mueller. Carney — an undrafted free agent signing for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2023 — frolicked with Kansas Metropolis late within the 2024 preseason. Mueller collected 273 tackles (146 solo), 9 sacks, six interceptions and eight passes defensed over 46 video games with Northwestern.
