KC Chiefs inactive players include Lucas Niang vs. Raiders

It’s a pretty healthy time of the year for the Las Vegas Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs, a very fortunate development given how tough the NFL season can be on a roster. While both teams have issues and injury concerns, to be sure, both have also steered clear of the major tragedies (at least injury-wise) that can ruin an entire season.

Coming into the Sunday Night Football matchup, however, the Raiders are missing a few role players and find themselves a bit thin in the secondary. Amik Robertson had worked his way into a starting role after learning the ropes last year as a fourth-round rookie and was termed doubtful before being deemed inactive. Tyree Gillespie, a safety out of Missouri, was this year’s fourth-round selection and he’s been declared out already as well. Cornerback Keishawn Nixon is also doubtful to play in the mix with an ankle injury but he’s active for the game.

As for the Chiefs, the biggest issue is found at right tackle. Coming into the season, it was a position with considerable depth, but attrition over time has made it a serious concern. Kyle Long still hasn’t made his way back from a preseason leg injury that kept him on the Physically Unable to Play list. From there, Mike Remmers went down with a knee injury that caused him to miss Week 8-9, and now Lucas Niang left in Week 9 against the Green Bay Packers with a rib injury.

Here are the inactive players for Chiefs vs. Raiders.

The Chiefs have placed Remmers on IR and have declared Niang as out for the game against the Raiders which means Andrew Wylie is the likely starter outside opposite Orlando Brown Jr.—and thus will be the weak spot through which the Raiders hope to disrupt Patrick Mahomes and the team’s passing rhythm.

Here are the inactive players for Kansas City as we know them heading into Week 10:

• Lucas Niang, right tackle
• Deandre Baker, cornerback
• Khalen Saunders, defensive tackle
• Daniel Brown, tight end

As for the Raiders, here are the players who were already ruled out.

• Tyree Gillespie, safety
• Nick Kwiatkowski, linebacker
• Amik Robertson, cornerback
• Peyton Barber, running back
• Malcolm Koonce, edge
• Jackson Barton, offensive tackle
• Kendall Vickers, defensive tackle

We’ll update here when official inactives are updated before the game. The Giants and Packers kick off at 7:20 p.m. C.T. at SoFi Stadium.