The Kansas City Chiefs have taken another big hit on the defensive side of the ball ahead of their Week 15 tilt with the Los Angeles Chargers on “Thursday Night Football.”
The team announced on Wednesday that they will rule out both CB L’Jarius Sneed and LB Willie Gay Jr. for Thursday night. Andy Reid told reporters on Tuesday that Sneed was en route to Kansas City to rejoin the team, but he did not practice on Wednesday. With the short week and lack of practice time, Sneed has been ruled out for the upcoming Thursday night game.
Gay’s absence will unfortunately be due to COVID-19. He’s been placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list with the NFL currently battling a league-wide outbreak of the virus. The second-year linebacker has been one of the team’s best defenders this season, and easily their best athlete at the position. His absence will be a huge blow for the center of the Chiefs’ defense.
Gay joins DL Chris Jones and WR Josh Gordon on the list. Those two players have yet to be formally ruled out ahead of the Week 15 game on “Thursday Night Football.” They still have time to potentially test out of the protocol, while the timing of Gay’s placement on the Reserve/COVID-19 list rules him out of the game altogether. Gay did not play during the team’s Week 3 game against the Chargers as he was dealing with a toe injury early in the season.
These two absences will severely hurt the Chiefs’ chances on Thursday night, putting to test the depth of the defense in Kansas City.
