Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid gave his usual pre-practice injury update prior to Wednesday’s practice.
Only two players will be absent from practice on Wednesday, which is a bit surprising given the length of the injury list following Sunday night’s win.
“As far as the guys that won’t practice today, (Joe) Thuney won’t practice with his ankle,” Reid said. “It is getting better, but he won’t practice. Then, Kadarius (Toney) won’t practice with the hamstring. Everybody else is scheduled to practice.”
Thuney has been battling an ankle sprain since October, so it sounds like this might be a maintenance day. He’s yet to miss a game during his tenure with the Chiefs. As for Toney, he’s dealing with hamstring tightness and not a pull or strain. It’s possible that he could return later this practice week as well, but expect the team to err on the side of caution given his injury history.
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster is scheduled to return to practice after not practicing all last week due to a concussion. Reid was unsure whether he’d officially cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol yet, but it sounds like that could happen this week and that he could return for Week 12.
“I think for it to be official, he has to go to a practice,” Reid said. “So, he’ll go through that. He is feeling better.”
As for Juan Thornhill, who suffered a calf injury against the Chargers on Sunday night, it sounds as if he’s heading for a limited practice session to start the week.
“So, (Juan) Thornhill, we’re going to see,” Reid said. “But we thought he’d be able to get some stuff done.”
