4 minor Chiefs injuries to keep an eye on for Week 2

The Kansas City Chiefs came into Week 1 on the upswing on the medical side of things with only wide receiver Hollywood Brown sitting out the team's opening win over the Baltimore Ravens. As the Chiefs look forward to hosting the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2, they have hopes of getting Brown back for an even healthier roster, but they aren't without their injury concerns.

Coming out of their 27-20 victory in Week 1, the Chiefs had their causes to celebrate and their concerns to address. However, they also had four players who were hurt to varying degrees during the game, which head coach Andy Reid addressed with reporters following the game.

"We really came out with ourselves in pretty good shape," said Reid. "Everybody that got dinged there a little bit finished—[Trent] McDuffie, [Malik] Herring, Mike Danna, and Leo [Chenal] They all were able to return and play."

Let's take a closer look at each player and our level of concern turning the corner toward a new week.

Trent McDuffie, CB

Early in the Chiefs win over the Ravens, star cornerback Trent McDuffie could be found on the sidelines in the medical blue tent receiving treatment from the team's medical staff. On the previous play, it looked as if McDuffie had hit his head, and it turns out the Chiefs were checking him (and Malik Herring) out for a potential concussion.

The good news is that McDuffie not only was cleared to play within several minutes but he turned in an excellent performance thereafter against Baltimore in an important home win that sets up the Chiefs well as they build their postseason case.

The team might want to play it cautious with McDuffie in practice in the wake of checking him for a head injury, but all signs look positive at this stage. That's good news since the Cincinnati Bengals' passing attack generally gives the Chiefs' defense all it can handle.

Potential concern: Mild

Malik Herring, DL

As we just mentioned, Herring was also checked for a concussion on Thursday during the team's game against Baltimore and he came away cleared to return.

Herring isn't a well-known player charged with loads of playing time or a massive defensive burden. That said, he's a valuable rotational player at defense end who the coaches clearly trust to execute above other competitors who have come and gone at the position. He can set the edge and provides a brief respite to starters like Mike Danna or George Karlaftis when needed.

An ongoing injury here would be a bit frustrating, but the team has Cam Thomas in the wings as well. Herring only played 9 snaps on Thursday and that's likely the sort of ratio that will hold true going forward.

Potential concern: Mild

Mike Danna, DE

This is the mystery of the quartet of names thrown out by Andy Reid after the game. At least from what we can tell, there wasn't a moment that we can recall seeing Danna get injured or sitting on the sidelines or being attended to by trainers.

Whatever happened to Danna, we certainly hope he's okay going forward. In fact, it'd be a bit surprising if he wasn't knowing how reliable he's proven to be through his first four seasons in the league until now. Danna has averaged 15 games per season to date, and the Chiefs need his best stuff now while young players are growing and Charles Omenihu is returning from injury.

It's impossible to surmise how things might turn out here, but suffice it to say, the Chiefs would rather not lean on Felix Anudike-Uzomah or the newly acquired Cam Thomas for starter's reps just yet.

Potential concern: Mild-to-medium

Leo Chenal, LB

One of the scarier moments on Thursday night's season-opener came in the second half when Nick Bolton happened to hit fellow linebacker Leo Chenal when both were trying to take down Ravens' star Lamar Jackson.

It's impossible to know how Chenal is feeling until the Chiefs hit the practice field later this week and injury reports are released. We trust Reid's word about being able to return in Week 1, but any lingering effects here would have us quite concerned given how Leo Chenal has looked in his last handful of games—going back to the previous postseason.

Even last winter, Chenal looked like he was transforming as a defender week by week—with measurable growth seen in several aspects of his game when the stakes were highest. Then on Thursday, he turned in a stellar effort serving as a spy on Jackson and a rotational piece up front for the Chiefs.

Chenal's ceiling is an exciting one for the Chiefs with the two years he has left on his contract and any loss of his services would seriously limit the Chiefs in the second level with Willie Gay also departed from a year ago and Nick Bolton working his way back from injury.

Potential concern: Medium