Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided his pre-practice injury update ahead of Wednesday’s practice.
As the team begins preparing for the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13, they’ll be without some key pieces on offense. Reid revealed that three players would be absent to start the practice week.
“Alright, as far as the injuries go, JuJu (Smith-Schuster) is sick today so he won’t be there,” Reid began. “(Jerick) McKinnon has a hamstring strain, he won’t practice today. Then, (Kadarius) Toney is getting better, but he won’t practice today. Everyone else will be out there.”
The good news is that Juan Thornhill and Joe Thuney will be back at practice, potentially in full capacity this week. The elbow injury suffered by S Deon Bush doesn’t appear to be something that will keep him out of practice either.
Smith-Schuster should return from his illness later this week. It’s likely that McKinnon will be back too. He’s been dealing with a number of injuries over the past few weeks, including this hamstring injury.
It’s unclear whether Toney will have a chance to play this week. He’s missed the past two weeks with a recurrence of the hamstring injury he dealt with when he was a member of the New York Giants. Andy Reid said Monday that they’re taking a cautious approach with Toney to ensure that when he comes back he can stay on the field for the long haul.
Overall, this is about as healthy as you could hope for the team to be thirteen weeks into the season.
