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Charles Goldman

First injury report for Chiefs vs. Broncos, Week 17

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The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos released their first injury reports of the week on Wednesday. The Chiefs are about as healthy as you could possibility be at this time of the year. The Broncos, on the other hand, have some questions about key players heading into the practice week.

Check out the injury report for each team down below:

Chiefs

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Player Injury Participation*
TE Noah Gray Shoulder/Knee FP
DT Derick Nnadi Achilles FP
FB Michael Burton Groin FP
RT Andrew Wylie Hip FP
DT Khalen Saunders Illness FP

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

  • Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided an injury update ahead of Wednesday’s practice. You can read what he had to say here.
  • WR Mecole Hardman practiced on Wednesday. The team is not required to report on his practice participation or game status until he has been activated to the 53-man roster.
  • Khalen Saunders was back to work this week after missing Week 16 due to an illness.
  • The Chiefs are as healthy as they’ve been at any point this season with no non-participants in practice to start the week and only five players on the injury report.

Broncos

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Player Injury Participation*
LG Dalton Risner Foot LP
WR Kendall Hinton Hamstring LP
WR Jerry Jeudy Ankle LP
WR Courtland Sutton Hamstring LP
OLB Randy Gregory Knee DNP
OL Billy Turner NIR – Personal DNP
DE DeShawn Williams NIR – Personal DNP
S Kareem Jackson NIR – Rest DNP
RB Latavius Murray NIR – Rest DNP
DT Mike Purcell Elbow DNP
OL Quinn Meinerz Ribs DNP
DT D.J. Jones Knee DNP
OT Calvin Anderson Ankle DNP
CB K’waun Williams Knee DNP
OLB Baron Browning Back DNP
TE Greg Dulcich Hamstring DNP

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

  • Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy left the practice field with members of the training staff at the end of the portion of practice open to the media per ESPN’s Jeff Legwold. Something to monitor as the week progresses.
  • A total of eight players were non-participants in practice with some sort of injury for the Broncos to start the week. The injury woes continue for this team as the end of the season nears.
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