Injuries continue to pile up for the Kansas City Chiefs heading into their Week 11 matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
On Thursday, it was revealed that the defending Super Bowl champions intend to place star kicker Harrison Butker on their injured reserve list.
Butker is said to have a knee injury, but the exact nature of his condition is unclear.
The veteran kicker did not appear on Kansas City’s injury report on Wednesday.
As a result of Butker’s injury, the Chiefs are reportedly signing rookie kicker Spencer Shrader off of the New York Jets’ practice squad.
Shrader played at the University of South Florida and Notre Dame as a collegian and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.
Sources: Chiefs are signing kicker Spencer Shrader off the Jets practice squad and placing kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve due to a knee injury. pic.twitter.com/4fmiBTvHaB
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 14, 2024
Though Kansas City’s special teams unit will need to adjust its approach with Butker on the sideline, Shrader should prove to be a worthy addition to the Chiefs’ roster.
