The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers held practice on Thursday. Six players did not participate in practice for the Chargers and three players did not participate in practice for the Chiefs.
Check out the full injury report for the Chiefs down below:
| Player | Injury | Participation* |
| QB Patrick Mahomes | Knee | FP |
| DT Derrick Nnadi | Elbow | FP |
| DT Chris Jones | Groin | FP |
| CB Kendall Fuller | Thumb | FP |
| LT Eric Fisher | Groin | FP |
| LT Cam Erving | Ankle | FP |
| RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | Ankle | FP |
| DE Frank Clark | Neck | FP |
| WR Sammy Watkins | Groin | FP |
| RT Mitchell Schwartz | Knee | LP |
| TE Blake Bell | Ankle | DNP |
| DE Emmanuel Ogbah | Pectoral | DNP |
| DE Alex Okafor | Ankle | DNP |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
The Chiefs started the week off with a helmet-free practice. That means today was an easy-going day akin to a walkthrough. Despite the light day of practice, the Chiefs listed left tackle Eric Fisher and right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif as full participants in practice. It’d be ideal if both players were able to return this week after missing Week 10.
Mitchell Schwartz was the only player limited in practice to start the week. He was spotted wearing a brace during practice by Chiefs Digest reporter Matt Derrick. Schwartz will likely have an easy workload leading up to the game and end up starting barring any setbacks.
Three players didn’t participate in practice for the Chiefs. Alex Okafor and Blake Bell both sat out practice on Thursday. The team also confirmed that Emmanuel Ogbah had surgery on his injured pectoral muscle. He’s still on the roster so he needed to be listed on the injury report. Expect a move to send him to injured reserve before the week is over.
The only new injury that hadn’t yet been reported was a groin injury for Sammy Watkins. He was a full participant in practice, however, this makes his second soft tissue injury of the season. It’s certainly something to monitor moving forward.
Here’s the full injury report for the Chargers:
| Player | Injury | Participation* |
| LB Denzel Perryman | Knee | FP |
| DT Justin Jones | Shoulder | FP |
| OG Dan Feeney | Shoulder | FP |
| S Roderic Teamer | Groin | LP |
| DT Cortez Broughton | Illness | DNP |
| WR Geremy Davis | Hamstring | DNP |
| OT Russel Okung | Groin | DNP |
| OT Sam Tevi | Knee | DNP |
| RB Justin Jackson | Calf | DNP |
| LC Cole Mazza | Illness | DNP |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
The Chargers start out the practice week missing both of their starting tackles in Russel Okung and Sam Tevi. That’s going to hurt if neither player is available against the Chiefs on Monday. Kansas City could face a Los Angeles offensive line that is missing four starters.
Two players who didn’t participate on Thursday are dealing with illness and have ample time to recover. Monitor limited participant Roderic Teamer, as he’s been a starter in place of injured safety Derwin James.
We’ll have more practice participation updates on Friday.