Chiefs' Thursday injury report for Week 18 vs. Chargers

The Kansas City Chiefs hit the practice field for the second time this week ahead of their regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers.  There weren't many significant developments on the injury side of things. One player returned to practice, two players saw their practice participation downgraded and two players saw themselves removed from the […]

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The Kansas City Chiefs hit the practice field for the second time this week ahead of their regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers. 

There weren't many significant developments on the injury side of things. One player returned to practice, two players saw their practice participation downgraded and two players saw themselves removed from the injury report entirely. 

Here's a quick breakdown of a few developments.

Kadarius Toney and Donovan Smith are on the back burner again

The Chiefs haven't had starting LT Donovan Smith healthy since the Week 13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. WR Kadarius Toney hasn't played since the Week 15 game against the New England Patriots. 

Both players practice in some capacity on Wednesday, and both have since been downgraded to non-participants in practice. It's looking more and more likely that both players will miss the final week of the season.

The team is being cautious with both injuries as they should be. For Smith, he regretted playing through injury with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a season ago.

Toney clearly needs to be 100% healthy to execute at the highest possible ability.

That said, this would be a great week to get both players back in the swing of things ahead of the postseason. We'll see what the final practice of the week brings.

The latest injury report from practice:

PlayerInjuryWednesdayThursday

DT Chris Jones

Groin

DNP

DNP

RB Isiah Pacheco

Quad/Shoulder

DNP

LP

WR Rashee Rice

Hamstring

DNP

DNP

CB L’Jarius Sneed

Calf

DNP

DNP

TE Travis Kelce

Neck

LP

LP

WR Kadarius Toney

Hip/Ankle

LP

DNP

TE Blake Bell

Finger

FP

FP

LB Nick Bolton

Wrist/Ab

FP

FP

TE Noah Gray

Ribs

FP

FP

QB Patrick Mahomes

Ankle

FP

FP

CB Trent McDuffie

Shoulder

FP

FP

WR Justyn Ross

Illness

FP

LT Donovan Smith

Neck

FP

DNP

RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Illness

FP

KEY: DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related

Observations:

  • Both CEH and Justyn Ross have overcome their illnesses and were removed from the injury report. 
  • A second-straight limited practice for Travis Kelce suggests that things might not be so cut-and-dry in terms of him reaching his 1,000-yard season milestone in Week 18.

For more information on the Chargers' injury situation, check here.