Chiefs lose offensive tackle to knee injury in preseason finale vs. Bears (updated)

The Kansas City Chiefs have already dealt with a number of changes up front along the offensive line between offseason transactions and preseason injuries. In their final preseason game, the Chiefs unfortunately added another injury to the mix as they watched second-year tackle Wanya Morris leave the game with a leg injury.

Morris has been ruled out for the rest of the game against the visiting Bears.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke with reporters after the game and noted that the nature of the injury wasn't severe and that he was expected to be okay.

"He kind of tweaked that knee a little bit, but other than that we came out pretty clean," said Reid. "He's going to be okay. We're just going to give him some time here to rest up and go. He was doing a nice job when he had the opportunity."

Morris went down in the first quarter of the Chiefs' preseason finale against the Chicago Bears going head to head with pass rusher Austin Booker when someone fell on his knee. He made his way to the sideline following the play and immediately sought treatment from trainers.

The Chiefs are already dealing with other injuries up front and can add another to the mix.

The Chiefs selected Morris in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma (also the collegiate home of Creed Humphrey and Orlando Brown Jr.). The Chiefs went with veteran Donovan Smith to start the '23 campaign, but once Smith went lost with an injury late in the year, Morris started a handful of games down the stretch.

The loss of Morris opens up the door even further for playing time for longshot prospects like Ethan Driskell and Chu Godrick hoping to make the final roster along with a holdover like Lucas Niang.

Roster cuts are due on August 27 for every NFL franchise as they move from 90-man offseason rosters to 53-man active rosters before the start of the regular season.