The Kansas City Chiefs took a hit to their offensive line depth during the Week 17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
The team started off the game on the wrong foot, announcing that left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. was questionable with a calf injury just moments before kickoff. That injury has been deemed minor after further testing was done. The blow to the offensive line depth for Kansas City was an injury to Chiefs’ second-year tackle Lucas Niang.
In just six snaps filling in at left tackle, Niang suffered a season-ending patellar tendon tear. The 2020 opt-out started nine games for the team this season, mostly at right tackle. He missed time earlier in the season with a rib injury too. Thankfully, the earlier injury by Niang has the Chiefs prepared to handle an injury at the right tackle position. That said, some things could change over the next few weeks without Niang in the picture.
Below we’ll take a look at the Chiefs’ current offensive tackle depth and how a minor injury to Brown and a season-ending injury to Niang could impact things moving forward.
