The Kansas City Chiefs are dealing with the same trio of players who remain out of practice as they prepare for the Detroit Lions.
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking forward to taking their high-scoring act on the road to face the Detroit Lions in Week 4, and if you’re curious as to whether or not things are looking up to one of their injured players back in the fold, the answer doesn’t seem likely. Running back Damien Williams, wide receiver Tyreek Hill, and left tackle Eric Fisher all remain out of commission when it comes to practicing with the team.
Fisher looks like the one who is destined to miss the most time after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia. The surgery was deemed successful, but it came 10 days after he initially suffered a groin injury that forced him to miss the Week 2 game against the Oakland Raiders. The Chiefs haven’t placed him on injured reserve which insinuates a general timeline of less than 8 games, and he’s already missed two. Wait and see is the right approach for Fisher.
The same can be said for Hill, the team’s most potent offensive weapon of all. Hill suffered a sternoclavicular dislocation early in the first quarter of the team’s opening week game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and has been out ever since. He’s been termed “week to week” by head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder, and given that he’s not even limited in practice yet means the Lions are likely to skate through their game without having to worry about defending Hill.
As for Williams, his injury is the most up in the air. He could return at any time, but he’s also a player with no need to rush back. The Chiefs have Darrel Williams, who performed very well in his absence last week against the Baltimore Ravens, as well as LeSean McCoy and Darwin Thompson. McCoy is, however, dealing with a sore ankle, so that’s something to watch. Still the Chiefs should be fine if Damien needs to sit again.
The Chiefs face the Lons at 12:00 p.m. C.T. on Sunday.