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On Thursday, the Kansas City Chiefs will practice on the grass fields at Missouri Western State University in St. Joe for the 18th and final time of the 2026 preseason.
At the end of Thursday’s session, the team will pack up and head to Tampa, Florida, for a Preseason Week 2 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Next week, the team will practice at its facility in Kansas City, awaiting the season opener on September 14th.
Five Observations from Wednesday’s Practice | Chiefs
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5. Here’s a look at Wednesday’s injury report.
Offensive tackle Josh Simmons (back), offensive guard Trey Smith (hip), offensive tackle Matt Waletzko (knee), linebacker Jack Cochrane (knee), wide receiver Jimmy Holiday (groin), defensive end Ashton Gillotte (foot) and wide receiver Jeff Weimer (hamstring) didn’t practice for the Chiefs on Wednesday.
Wide receiver Jeff Caldwell (knee) left early.
Defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott (knee) remains on the “Physically Unable to Perform” list (PUP) and did not participate in Wednesday’s practice, either.
5 observations from Day 17 of Chiefs camp: Cyrus Allen’s latest highlight catch | The Kansas City Star
The play of the day likely came on one-on-ones, with Allen making a one-handed catch to beat Delane despite close coverage.
“I think Cyrus has come in and he’s taken the coaching,” receivers coach Chad O’Shea said. “He’s done a great job of working extremely hard and trying to concentrate on the things that we’ve asked him to do.”
Kansas City Chiefs host three players for tryouts at training camp on Wednesday, including two offensive linemen | A to Z Sports
Chiefs host offensive linemen John Campbell and Kellen Diesch for tryouts
The two players the Chiefs hosted suggest there might be bad news about Matt Waletzko’s knee injury. John Campbell and Kellen Diesch each have experience playing tackle, but the flexibility to play inside. They fit that similar mold as Waletzko.
Campbell could help extend the UFL-to-NFL pipeline. He played college football at Miami and Tennessee. The 6-foot-5 and 309-pound tackle played 43 games with 27 career starts in college. His final season at Tennessee saw him play the right tackle position. He went undrafted in 2025 and didn’t catch on with an NFL club. However, he found his spot in the UFL. In 2026, he won a UFL title with the Louisville Kings after defeating the DC Defenders 27-20 in the United Bowl.
Chiefs’ Travis Kelce Welcomes Special Guest on Final Day of Training Camp | Heavy Sports
“Listen, I think Jason’s great,” Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo said after practice. “He and I talk a lot about the, you know, coordinator/center battle when we used to go against each other, and he’s great. He’s into it.”
“I remember that one. He did this. I said, I remember when he got us on that one,” Spagnuolo continued, recalling a time when Kelce got the better of his defense. “I’m a big fan. He lives out there outside of Philadelphia, and we go back there a lot. I had a chance to play golf with him this summer, and I look forward to maybe doing that again sometime. They’re just good people, those Kelces, right? How can you not want to be around them?”
Chiefs finally have a losing season advantage they can actually use | Arrowhead Addict
Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Bradway spoke to reporters on Wednesday from St. Joseph and opened up about the new perch from which the Chiefs can claim players. He said the team’s evaluative process is already in place, but there are benefits to sitting at No. 9 for once.
“I don’t think it’s going to change the process itself, so to speak, I think we’re still going to go about it the way we do in terms of watching as many bubble guys as we can, talking to teams, getting as much information as we can,” said Bradway.
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Colts TE Tyler Warren injures groin in practice | ESPN
Indianapolis Colts star tight end Tyler Warren sustained a groin injury in Wednesday’s joint practice with the Atlanta Falcons and did not return, adding another injury question within the team’s group of pass catchers.
The Colts have already been navigating practices without top wide receiver Alec Pierce, still sidelined after undergoing offseason ankle surgery. Now, they might be without their most targeted pass catcher from a season ago, when Warren caught 76 passes as a rookie.
Texans WR Jayden Higgins {Torn ACL) Out for 2026 season | NFL.com
Jayden Higgins suffered a torn ACL in Tuesday’s joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday, per sources.
The second-year wideout will miss the 2026 season.
The No. 34 overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, Higgins caught 41 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, finding himself in an elevated role following Tank Dell’s season-ending injury suffered late in the 2024 campaign.
Bucs, veteran DT Vita Vea agree to 1-year contract extension: Source | The Athletic
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to a one-year contract extension with defensive tackle Vita Vea, a team source told The Athletic.
The deal is worth $30 million, with $6 million applied to this season, the source said on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to reveal the terms of the contract. With the agreement, Vea is tied to Tampa Bay through the 2027 season and is slated to make $24 million both this season and next.
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Examining the Chiefs’ rookie defensive linemen in Preseason Week 1
On a critical third down in the low red zone, Thomas came blazing off the snap, quickly landed inside with hands on the left tackle, and managed to slip past using low pad level. The pressure forces a quick throw into coverage and an incompletion.
Leaving Oklahoma, many labeled Thomas a pass-rush specialist, but in camp and this past weekend he has done a good job showing he can make plays in the run game.
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