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practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 16, Kansas City is on the road to play the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, with kickoff at 12 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Sunday.
Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:
Chiefs
| Player | Ps | Injury | Wed | Thu | Fri | Status |
| Rashee Rice | WR | Concussion | DNP | – | – | – |
| Tyquan Thornton | WR | Concussion | DNP | – | – | – |
| Jaylon Moore | T | Knee | DNP | – | – | – |
| Jawaan Taylor | T | Elbow | DNP | – | – | – |
| Leo Chenal | LB | Shoulder | DNP | – | – | – |
| Trent McDuffie | CB | Knee | DNP | – | – | – |
| Chris Jones | DL | Hamstring | LP | – | – | – |
| Jake Briningstool | TE | Hamstring | FP | – | – | – |
| Noah Gray | TE | Shoulder | FP | – | – | – |
| Hollywood Brown | WR | Personal | FP | – | – | – |
| Nikko Remigio | WR | Knee | FP | – | – | – |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Rib | FP | – | – | – |
| Trey Smith | G | Ankle | FP | – | – | – |
| Kristian Fulton | CB | Knee | FP | – | – | – |
| Nazeeh Johnson | CB | Shoulder | FP | – | – | – |
| Bryan Cook | S | Shoulder | FP | – | – | – |
| Mike Edwards | S | Shoulder | FP | – | – | – |
Titans
| Player | Ps | Injury | Wed | Thu | Fri | Status |
| Van Jefferson | WR | Back | DNP | – | – | – |
| Cedric Gray | LB | Concussion | DNP | – | – | – |
| Amani Hooker | S | Illness | DNP | – | – | – |
| Kevin Winston Jr. | S | Groin | DNP | – | – | – |
| Gunnar Helm | TE | Toe | LP | – | – | – |
| Chig Okonkwo | TE | Rest | LP | – | – | – |
| Bryce Oliver | WR | Knee | LP | – | – | – |
| Jeffery Simmons | DT | Rest | LP | – | – | – |
| Ali Gaye | OLB | Knee | LP | – | – | – |
| Oluwafemi Oladejo | OLB | Fibula | LP | – | – | – |
| Jalyn Armour-Davis | CB | Achilles | LP | – | – | – |
| Dan Moore Jr. | T | Neck | FP | – | – | – |
Some notes
- For the Chiefs, quarterback Patrick Mahomes (torn ACL) was not listed on the injury report, because the team placed him on the Reserve/Injured list before practice. That officially ends Mahomes‘ season. At the same time, the team said that tight end Jake Briningstool (hamstring) and cornerback Nazeeh Johnson (shoulder) were designated for return from Reserve/Injured, making them available to practice with the team — and opening the possibility that they could be activated to the roster before any of the next three games. Both were full participants in practice.
- Wide receivers Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton did not participate in Wednesday’s practice. Both are now in the NFL’s concussion protocol.
- In his Wednesday media availability, head coach Andy Reid said that Rice turned up with the concussion on Monday — but he obviously took several hard hits from the Los Angeles Chargers’ defense during Sunday’s 16-13 loss. So did Thornton. “We’ll just see how that rolls time-wise for the game,” said Reid of Thornton’s situation — but he’d probably say the same thing about Rice, too.
- Two of the team’s tackles — swing tackle Jaylon Moore (knee) and right tackle Jawaan Taylor (elbow) — also did not participate. Reid said that the team is “playing it by ear” with Moore’s hyperextended knee, but is getting better. He noted that Taylor’s injury is also improving, but “not as fast as he wants it.”
- Two defenders did not participate on Wednesday: linebacker Leo Chenal (shoulder) and cornerback Trent McDuffie (knee).
- Star defensive tackle Chris Jones (hamstring) was a limited participant on Wednesday.
- Eight other Kansas City players are on Wednesday’s report with a variety of injuries, but were full participants in practice. Among them was wide receiver Hollywood Brown, who missed two of last week’s practices (and Sunday’s game) for personal reasons.
- For the Titans, four starters were held out of Wednesday’s practice: wide receiver Van Jefferson (back), linebacker Cedric Gray (concussion), safety Amani Hooker (illness) and rookie safety Kevin Winston Jr. (groin).
- Two other starters — star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and tight end Chig Okonkwo — were given some rest as limited participants.
- Starting tight end Gunnar Helm (toe) was also limited. So was starting cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (achilles) who is working his way back after being injured in Week 12.
- Three other players — wide receiver Bryce Oliver (knee), outside linebacker Ali Gaye (knee) and outside linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo (fibula) — were all designated for return from Reserve/Injured on Wednesday. They were limited in their first practice.
