Kansas City Chiefs defenders are dropping like flies.
After injures to DT Khalen Saunders and DE Alex Okafor, now the secondary has fallen victim to the dreaded injury bug. The team announced that third-year CB Charvarius Ward has been ruled out with a hand injury. Ward is the starting left cornerback for Kansas City.
The Chiefs were already short on experienced cornerbacks with Bashaud Breeland being suspended for four games. Now the most experienced cornerback is second-year CB Rashad Fenton, who is one of the two starters on the field. The other starter, L’Jarius Sneed is a rookie, playing in his first NFL game.
CB Charvarius Ward is out with a hand injury.
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 11, 2020
Sneed has already proven that he belongs as a starter, intercepting a Deshaun Watson pass early in the fourth quarter, returning it for 39 yards and setting the Chiefs up in plus-territory.
Meanwhile, Breeland, who is watching that game at home while under suspension, tweeted out in support of the injured Ward. He also encouraged the young players in the secondary.
Hope Mooney ok we gonna need him in the long halll youngins can hold it down tho stackkkkkkkk
— Bashaud Breeland (@Bree2Land6) September 11, 2020
He’s not wrong, the young players are holding it down so far. Let’s see if they can keep it up for the remainder of the night.
