Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that starting left guard Parker Ehinger is unlikely to be ready to go by training camp.
The Kansas City Chiefs will likely go with a back-up lineman at Parker Ehinger’s typical left guard spot when training camp opens, which means the team’s starting offensive line will need a bit longer than anticipated until they can practice and begin to gel together for the 2017 regular season. Ehinger is not expected to be ready to go for training camp at this point.
Reid not counting on Parker Ehinger being ready for training camp, but says Travis Kelce should be. #Chiefs
— Andrew Carter (@LetItFlyAndrew) June 15, 2017
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Ehinger tore his ACL last November in a win over the Indianapolis Colts as Arthur Jones collided with his knee. The timeline could have him ready by the regular season, but that’s a smooth time span for sure. If anything is wrong, it’s possible that Ehinger could have a hard time being ready to go for the start of the season.
In case anything goes wrong ,the Chiefs have some experienced back-ups ready to step in, including former sixth round choice Zach Fulton, Mike Person, Andrew Tiller and more.
Ehinger was the Chiefs fourth round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out of the University of Cincinnati and took hold of the starting guard role immediately. He improved with each week and should be a staple along a young offensive line moving forward. Ehinger started only four games in his rookie campaign for the Chiefs.