The Kansas City Chiefs suffered some big injuries during their Week 5 loss to Las Vegas Raiders.
Early on in the game, they lost starting LG Kelechi Osemele to what appeared to be a non-contact knee injury. The cart had to come out for Osemele and it took multiple trainers to lift him onto it. He was taken off the field and immediately ruled out of the game by the Chiefs.
As it turns out, Osemele didn’t just suffer one injury. After the game Chiefs HC Andy Reid updated reporters on the ordeal. According to Reid, Osemele suffered torn tendons in both of his knees in what seems to be a rare injury situation.
Kelechi Osemele tore tendons in both knees and Sammy Watkins hurt his hamstring, per Coach Reid.
— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) October 11, 2020
The gameplan completely changed for Kansas City when Osemele left the game as the team seemed to struggle to protect Mahomes. They also didn’t seem to trust the run game quite as much this week. As for Osemele, he seems to be in good spirits after suffering the injury.
Still Thankful, Grateful, Blessed. Thank You God. All the Glory belongs to you.
— Kelechi Osemele (@KOseven0) October 11, 2020
Reid also provided an injury update on Sammy Watkins who left the game after pulling up lame with a hamstring injury. He was first ruled questionable to return but ultimately ruled out of the game. He’ll have a long week to recover from the injury, with the next game against the Buffalo Bills rescheduled for Monday.
One player that Reid didn’t have an update on was starting MIKE linebacker, Anthony Hitchens. Hitchens left the game as questionable to return with a hand injury. He’d miss a few series before coming back into the game. He reinjured his hand late in the game, so it’s unclear exactly what his status is.
It’s always a tough pill to swallow when you lose a game in the NFL, but it’s even tougher when you lose and lose players to injury.
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