Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided his usual pre-practice injury update as the practice week got started on Wednesday.
Everyone is expected to practice outside of WR Mecole Hardman according to Reid. An abdominal injury, which is still being evaluated, popped up after the Week 9 game for Hardman.
“As far as the injuries go, Mecole Hardman has some abdominal soreness,” Reid said. “So, he’s being evaluated and you know this has been going on for a day now — a couple of days now actually. We’re just going to see where and how he is. They don’t have an absolute on it right now, so they’re still doing some tests on it.”
It’s unclear at this time what they’re exactly testing for or whether Hardman is at risk of missing any playing time. In the past three games, Hardman has accounted for five total touchdowns, so an absence for any length of time would be a big hit to the offense.
The good news is that Jody Fortson is expected to return to practice in some capacity. Also, Deon Bush and Jaylen Watson, who were both injured during the Week 9 game against the Tennessee Titans are expected to practice.
As for Lucas Niang, who was designated to return to practice from the Reserve/PUP list last week, it might be another week before the team activates him to the 53-man roster.
“Yeah, he’s working very hard and making progress,” Reid said of Niang. “He’s not there yet, but he’s working at it.”
