Kansas City Chiefs’ final injury report for Week 10 vs. the Atlanta Falcons includes some new concerns at running back
The Kansas City Chiefs have major questions at running back in Week 10 vs. the Atlanta Falcons after Kenneth Walker didn’t participate in practice Friday.
The Kansas City Chiefs have released their final injury report ahead of Week 10’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.
A few injury developments over the last two practice sessions could leave the Chiefs short-handed at the RB position in Week 10. Andy Reid told reporters on Friday that starting RB Kenneth Walker was held out of practice with groin tightness. His status for Sunday’s game is up in the air.
“As far as the injuries go, the guys that didn’t practice today: Jaylon Moore didn’t practice, making progress with the ankle. Peter Woods didn’t practice, but is making progress there,” Reid began. “And then Kenneth Walker came in this morning; he had a tight groin, so we just sat him out of practice today. We’ll just see how he feels through this afternoon’s rehab and then through tomorrow.”
As for when or how it happened, Chiefs HC Andy Reid said, “I mean, somewhere he tweaked it.”
In addition to Walker, Chiefs third-string RB Jaydn Ott suffered a hamstring injury in practice this week. Reid described him as questionable for Week 10. That leaves Kansas City with just two healthy backfield options for Week 10: rookie RB Emmett Johnson and FB Ben VanSumeren. The team has one running back on the practice squad: former Atlanta Falcons RB Nate Carter.
Here’s a quick breakdown of each team’s Week 10 injury report, complete with game status designations. Keep in mind that clubs can add to the injury report through kickoff on Sunday.
Kansas City Chiefs’ Friday injury report for Week 10
| Player | Injury | Wed./Thu./Fri. | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT Peter Woods | Neck | DNP/DNP/DNP | Out |
| RT Jaylon Moore | Ankle | DNP/DNP/DNP | Out |
| RB Kenneth Walker | Groin | –/–/DNP | Questionable |
| WR Rashee Rice | Knee | FP/FP/FP | — |
| TE Travis Kelce | Ankle | FP/FP/FP | — |
| DT Omarr Norman-Lott | Knee | LP/LP/LP | Out |
| WR Xavier Worthy | Hamstring | FP/FP/FP | — |
| CB Mansoor Delane | Shoulder | FP/FP/FP | — |
| LB Nick Bolton | Neck | FP/FP/FP | — |
| LB Jeff Bassa | Hand | FP/FP/FP | — |
| QB Patrick Mahomes | Knee/Elbow | FP/FP/FP | — |
| QB Justin Fields | Neck | FP/FP/FP | — |
| S Jaden Hicks | Shoulder | FP/FP/FP | — |
| RB Jaydn Ott | Hamstring | –/LP/LP | Questionable |
KEY: DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
Observations
- Patrick Mahomes (elbow), Xavier Worthy (hamstring), and Mansoor Delane (shoulder) all made it through the week of practice without setbacks. Even with Delane listed as questionable, I anticipate all three players will be good to go in Atlanta.
- DT Omarr Norman-Lott will be out another week. The Chiefs have until Wednesday, Nov. 18, to activate him to the 53-man roster.
Atlanta Falcons’ Friday injury report for Week 10
| Player | Injury | Wed./Thu./Fri. | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR Zachariah Branch | Hamstring | DNP/DNP | Out |
| DE James Pearce Jr. | Back | DNP/LP/LP | Questionable |
| LB Josh Woods | Ankle | DNP/LP/FP | Questionable |
| DT Gervon Dexter Sr. | Illness | DNP/LP/LP | Questionable |
| LB Divine Deablo | Arm | LP/DNP/DNP | Doubtful |
| LB Kendal Daniels | Achilles | –/LP/FP | — |
| OT Jawaan Taylor | NIR (Rest) | –/DNP/FP | — |
| DE Cameron Thomas | Groin | –/LP/FP | — |
| LT Jake Matthews | NIR (Rest) | –/–/LP | — |
| LS Liam McCullough | NIR Personal | –/–/DNP | — |
KEY: DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
Observations
- The one to monitor here is DE James Pearce Jr.; he played just 15 snaps in Week 9. He was also questionable heading into that game. Andy Reid called him out by name during his Wednesday press conference. He’s the type of pass-rusher who can really cause problems for a Kansas City team that struggled to protect the quarterback just last week.
