Getty Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones.
The Kansas City Chiefs Week 15 injury report has a late addition to it.
Along with wide receiver Kadarius Toney (hamstring) being listed as questionable for Kansas City’s outing against the Houston Texans, star defensive tackle Chris Jones (illness) is also listed as questionable. Jones was added to the injury report on Friday, December 16 after not participating in Friday’s Chiefs practice.
Kadarius Toney and Chris Jones are questionable for Sunday’s game.
Jones has until Sunday at 12 p.m. Central Time to rest and recover from his illness. However, he will likely not play unless he feels at least close to 100%. Playing against the 1-11-1 Texans this week, the Chiefs do not need to put Jones on the field in a non-divisional game against a team that has a firm grasp on the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft if there are any concerns regarding his health.
Toney practiced in a limited fashion all week for the second week in a row, which puts him one step closer to returning to Kansas City’s gameday lineup. However, the same rules apply to Toney as does Jones.
If Toney is sidelined for Sunday’s Chiefs-Texans game, it would mark the fourth consecutive game he has been sidelined since being traded to the Chiefs due to his hamstring injury. He re-aggravated his hamstring during the Chiefs-Chargers game on November 20.
Andy Reid: Don’t Expect Hardman in Week 15
The Chiefs activated the 21-day practice window for receiver Mecole Hardman (abdomen) to return from injured reserve on December 14. During his Friday presser, head coach Andy Reid addressed if the team planned to activate Hardman ahead of the Chiefs-Texans game.
“Yeah, I’ll check with Rick and just see where we’re at,” Reid said of Hardman. “I’m going to tell you with him that I’m leaning away from him playing this week. But he did have a good week of practice.”
The Chiefs still have two weeks to activate Hardman from IR if they don’t do so prior to the Week 15 outing in Houston. In Week 16, the defending AFC West champions play the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead. In Week 17, they have a rematch against the Denver Broncos, this time at Arrowhead.
Twitter Reacts to KC’s Injury Report
Twitter users reacted to Kansas City’s Week 15 injury report with game designations.
“I would love to say that we don’t need either of them to beat Houston, but you can’t underestimate anyone,” one Twitter user wrote.
@Chiefs I would love to say that we don’t need either of them to beat Houston, but you can’t underestimate anyone.
“The @HoustonTexans have some fight in them. They almost won the game at Dallas. This is going to be a “f*ck around and find out” kinda game where the @chiefs end up understimating the opponent,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs The @HoustonTexans have some fight in them. They almost won the game at Dallas. This is going to be a “fuck around and find out” kinda game where the @chiefs end up understimating the opponent.
“if we can’t win without those 2 against the texans, we don’t deserve to be in the playoffs,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs if we can’t win without those 2 against the texans, we don’t deserve to be in the playoffs
“These guys played Dallas to the wire, hope we aren’t lacking too many key players,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs These guys played Dallas to the wire, hope we aren’t lacking too many key players
“Why is there always one guy who was perfectly healthy all week that pops up on Fridays report lmao,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs Why is there always one guy who was perfectly healthy all week that pops up on Fridays report lmao
“Calling it, we’re losing to the worst team in the NFL this Sunday,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs Calling it, we’re losing to the worst team in the NFL this Sunday.
“As if this Defense needed any more help to be complete sh*t, now this,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs As if this Defense needed any more help to be complete shit, now this
“Feels like a ‘let them rest’ game,” another user wrote.
@Chiefs Feels like a “let them rest” game
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Chris Jones a Late Addition to Chiefs-Texans Injury Report