The Kansas City Chiefs have been without Tyreek Hill since he suffered a scary injury in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Hill suffered a dislocation injury involving his clavicle, and it required him to spend the night in a Jacksonville-area hospital before returning to Kansas City. The timetable for his recovery was unclear upon his return, but he avoided injured reserve.
The injury initially required his arm to be immobilized in a sling. He’s since shed the sling, which shows that there’s been some progress in his recovery and rehabilitation. Hill was seen moving around pretty well, and ESPN’s Adam Teicher even spotted him in the Chiefs’ locker room ahead of practice last week, dribbling a basketball with both hands.
That raised questions about how Hill is doing and when he might be available to return. Andy Reid spoke about it during his press conference on Monday.
“He’s doing good,” Reid said. “He’s hard to hold down. He’s wired different, not more than everybody in this building but everyone in this room right here. He’s different. He’s bouncing around and wants to go, but this one here, the doctors really have to keep checking on him. We’ll see how the time frame goes.”
Hill has always been one of the most motivated players on the Chiefs’ roster, working tirelessly at his craft to get better. It makes sense that he’s having a hard time with an injury that requires a fair amount of waiting, watching and rest. Seeing his teammates get out there and have fun and success on the football field also has to be pretty tough on him.
As for when Hill might be back on the field, that still remains up in the air. The same is true with running back Damien Williams. Reid had no update related to their injuries on Monday.
“I don’t know right now,” said Reid. “They have not been seen today.”
The Chiefs get back to practice on Wednesday as the prepare to go on the road and face Detroit Lions in Week 4. We’ll likely find out more about injuries then.
