Chiefs HC Andy Reid provides injury updates after win over Patriots
The Kansas City Chiefs seem to have escaped their Week 15 game against the New England Patriots without encountering any serious injuries. It might have seemed as if Skyy Moore was benched for poor performance in Week 15, but Chiefs HC Andy Reid confirmed otherwise. His low snap count had nothing to do with performance, […]
The Kansas City Chiefs seem to have escaped their Week 15 game against the New England Patriots without encountering any serious injuries.
It might have seemed as if Skyy Moore was benched for poor performance in Week 15, but Chiefs HC Andy Reid confirmed otherwise. His low snap count had nothing to do with performance, but it was related to a knee injury that he suffered during the game.
"Really, Skyy Moore is the (only) one that had to leave the game," Reid said. "He hurt his left knee. It just swole up a little bit."
Moore has 21 receptions for 244 yards and one receiving touchdown so far this season. He was on the injury report ahead of Week 14 with the knee injury, but he was not on the report leading up to the Week 15 game. It sounds like this was a reinjury situation and setback on a previous injury.
This is an injury to monitor as the team has a roster crunch coming up when Justyn Ross' roster exemption expires during the upcoming week. The team will need a roster spot and if Moore is at risk of missing any time, he could wind up on injured reserve to make room for Ross.
Some players did exit briefly during the Week 15 game against the Patriots, such as rookie LT Wanya Morris and TE Travis Kelce, but they both ultimately returned to the game. Speaking on Kelce, Reid described his injury as "a little stinger" in his elbow.
"He got a little stinger in there (his elbow)," Reid said. "And he came out for a little bit, but he went back in, yeah."
It sounds like Kelce just hit his funny bone hard and should be fine long-term.
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