The Kansas City Chiefs could be dealt a huge blow to the start of their season with superstar tight end Travis Kelce suffering a knee injury in practice ahead of their season opener on Thursday
Travis Kelce has hyperextended his knee and could miss the beginning of the new season.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end and go-to pass catcher for Patrick Mahomes suffered the injury in their last session in pads ahead of their season opener against the Detroit Lions on Thursday.
Travis Kelce hands Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes major worry ahead of NFL opener
The Kansas City Chiefs could be dealt a huge blow to the start of their season with superstar tight end Travis Kelce suffering a knee injury in practice ahead of their season opener on Thursday
Travis Kelce has suffered a knee injury in practice
The Chiefs head coach Andy Reid confirmed the injury and that Kelce will undergo tests to determine the extent of the injury.
Reid told reporters
:”He hyperextended it. So we’ll see how he does going forward. They’re looking at it now. We’ll just see how it goes.” He added: “The next guy steps in and we roll. That’s what you do if he doesn’t play.Wide receiver Skyy Moore had been running a route when he saw Kelce go down, before he grabbed his knee. He said: “He was limping when I saw him, like just walking off the field. It was a good sign to see him get up by himself and get off the field.”
Kelce has been far-and-away the best tight end in the NFL for several years, putting up numbers unseen before by any player at the position with seven straight years of over 1,000 yards.
The 33-year-old has not missed a game due to injury since 2013, only being rested for certain games throughout his career. The Chiefs cannot afford to be without Kelce for an extended period of time, after losing their two starting wide receivers from last year with JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman leaving the team
Mahomes is set to have a have his most inexperienced supporting cast around him this season, with rookies and second-year players set to start at wide receiver and two new starting offensive tackles.
