The Kansas City Chiefs completed their Week 2 preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals with their second win of the preseason. They also managed to get through the game with just a few injuries.
A few players left the game with injuries but weren’t announced by the team formally during the game. Clyde Edwards-Helaire left the game fairly early due to what Andy Reid called a “slight” ankle sprain. He remained on the sideline, which also suggests the injury is minor in nature and not the dreaded high ankle sprain. Rashad Fenton left the game with what Reid called a “tweaked” hamstring.
Darrel Williams was the only player to leave the game with a formal announcement from the team. He was pulled from the game to be evaluated for a concussion. While the veteran running back never returned to the game, the team also never formally ruled him out, which suggests that he cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol.
With Williams sidelined, the team got an extended look at Jerick McKinnon, Darwin Thompson and Derrick Gore.
RB Darrel Williams is being evaluated for a concussion pic.twitter.com/x0vplX4GMI
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) August 21, 2021
The one big injury question that everyone had early on in the game was about Tyreek Hill. The veteran wide receiver was held out due to a hamstring injury. He was also suited up on the sideline and apparently tested the hamstring pregame, which would suggest it’s something minor in nature.
Overall, the injury news is worse than last week, but it doesn’t seem like any of these injuries will keep players out of action for very long.
