{"id":182444,"date":"2024-07-21T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=182444"},"modified":"2024-07-21T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T18:03:45","slug":"chiefs-reid-injury-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/07\/21\/chiefs-reid-injury-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Starter Latest Chiefs Players Heading to Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs opened training camp with several players going on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/07\/16\/chiefs-andy-reid-6-players-headed-to-pup-list-ahead-of-training-camp\/\" target=\"_self\">physically unable to perform (PUP) list<\/a>. On the first day with veterans in attendance, another name was felled for the time being.<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Taking It \u2018Day-By-Day\u2019 With Justin Reid: Andy Reid<\/h2>\n<h3>Justin Reid Joins Chiefs\u2019 Walking Wounded<\/h3>\n<p>Charles Omenihu, Derrick Nnadi, Jaylen Watson, and Joe Thuney all landed on the PUP list as expected. The same goes for B.J. Thompson, who landed on the non-football injury list (NFI), where starting safety Justin Reid will join him, per Chiefs.com\u2019s Matt McMullen.<\/p>\n<p>Reid is dealing with a quad injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ef4y5jZrfn4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">day-by-day<\/a> in it right now and see how he does,\u201d Head Coach Andy Reid told reporters about Reid after practice. \u201cHe&#8217;s very honest with you and he&#8217;s not going to hide anything. He&#8217;s going to make sure he tells you how he&#8217;s feeling, and so we trust him with that. And then, [Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance Rick Burkholder] will take care of the rest of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rules are far more lenient in training camp and the preseason, so Reid can come off the NFI list at any point during then and rejoin the action.<\/p>\n<p>He will have to miss four games if he is still on the list by the deadline for final roster cutdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The date for that is August 27, at 4 p.m. ET, giving Reid and the other injured Chiefs to heal up in time for their Week 1 clash against Lamar Jackson and the 2023 AFC North champion Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<h3>Justin Reid Earns Career-Low Grade After Setting Multiple New Highs<\/h3>\n<p>Reid is in his third season with the Chiefs after four productive seasons with the Houston Texans. He has been an integral piece to the Chiefs\u2019 back-to-back Super Bowl runs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Reid explains what it was like to see the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chiefs<\/a> Super Bowl game winner on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greenlight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@greenlight<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GqaXZAoGca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GqaXZAoGca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; chris long (@JOEL9ONE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JOEL9ONE\/status\/1803142373884518762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former third-round pick (2018) recorded career highs with 94 total tackles, 74 solo stops, and 3.0 sacks in 2023. He had seven pass deflections, one interception, and one forced fumble. Reid has also been durable, missing one game in his two seasons with the reigning champs. He still received the <a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/2023\/REGPO\/justin-reid\/49048\/defense-grade-chart\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second-lowest grade of his career<\/a> from Pro Football Focus in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite posting a <a href=\"http:\/\/pfref.com\/pi\/share\/GTYtD\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career-low 6.9% missed tackle rate<\/a>, per Pro Football Reference.<\/p>\n<h3>Patrick Mahomes, Xavier Worthy Turn Heads at Chiefs Training Camp<\/h3>\n<p>Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was direct, saying there was no time to \u201cease\u201d rookie first-round wide receiver Xavier Worthy into the flow of things. Worthy matched that energy, saying forming a strong connection with the three-time champion was vital. The new potentially dynamic duo got off to a good start on the first day of camp with everyone in attendance when Mahomes found Worthy for a deep ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is gonna be fun,\u201d the Chiefs social media team captioned a post with the clip on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is gonna be fun \ud83d\ude08<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> x <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XavierWorthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@XavierWorthy<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gzzr1bTe5K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Gzzr1bTe5K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1815077490349461987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs could need Worthy \u2013 the No. 28 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft \u2013 to step into a significant role from the outset. Their receiving corps is not rife with bona fide playmakers. They could also lose 2022 second-round breakout Rashee Rice to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/chiefs-andy-reid-hasnt-heard-anything-up-to-this-point-about-a-potential-rashee-rice-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multi-game suspension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs opened training camp with several players going on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. On the first day with veterans in attendance, another name was felled for the time being. Chiefs\u2019 Taking It \u2018Day-By-Day\u2019 With Justin Reid: Andy Reid Justin Reid Joins Chiefs\u2019 Walking Wounded Charles Omenihu, Derrick Nnadi, Jaylen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":182445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[188,7811,3788,1576,32377],"class_list":["post-182444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-andy-reid","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-justin-reid","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-xavier-worthy"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}