The Kansas City Chiefs seem to have suffered another significant injury during the AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills.
Fans came out of last week’s game worried about Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes, now they’re worried about his blindside protector Eric Fisher, who left the game with an Achilles injury. Andy Reid gave his usual injury update to start his postgame press conference and began by providing some information on Fisher’s status.
“Alright, so on the injury front, we had a couple of guys get hurt,” Reid said. “Fish (Eric Fisher), it doesn’t look too good with his Achilles.”
Reid later added that they think Fisher’s injury is an Achilles tear, which would end his season. This is the absolute worst-case scenario for Kansas City. This team has faced enormous adversity along the offensive line this season from the onset of the year with opt-outs and during the rest of the season with injuries. It’s possible that the Chiefs are without both their starting left and right tackle as they head to Tampa Bay to face the Buccaneers in the final game of the season.
The team adjusted against the Bills once Fisher went out, playing RG Andrew Wylie at right tackle and RT Mike Remmers at left tackle. That’ll likely be their starters for the Super Bowl.
In addition to the injury to Fisher, the team had head injuries suffered by rookie CB L’Jarius Sneed and DB Armani Watts.
“Armani Watts has a head injury and so does Sneed,” Reid said. “I think those guys will be OK.”
Their status looks much brighter for Super Bowl LV than Fisher, but all head injuries are different, so these it’ll be important to monitor their status during the week leading up to the big game. As always, we’ll know some more about these injuries tomorrow.
