The Kansas City Chiefs have announced the RT Mike Remmers is questionable against the Cleveland Browns due to an illness.
Remmers had been a full participant in practice all week, but he’s now received a late change to his game status due to an illness. A change in status on gameday is never a good sign as it relates to a player’s availability. Expect Remmers to be either ruled out or to dress only in case of emergency.
Remmers has been filling in at right tackle since Mitchell Schwartz went out with a back injury earlier this season. Kansas City has only been without him once since and that came during Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints. That situation had the Chiefs shifting right guard Andrew Wylie outside to tackle and veteran Stefen Wisniewski shifting inside to play right guard. That’s likely the move again, even against a dominant pass rusher like Browns DE Myles Garrett.
OL Mike Remmers is now listed as questionable for today’s game (illness).
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 17, 2021
In Week 17, the Chiefs had OG Patrick Omameh playing right tackle. He is not currently on the 53-man roster, so that won’t be an option for Kansas City. The team also has OT Martinas Rankin who played left tackle in Week 17, he could also be an option.
This isn’t an ideal situation for the Chiefs, but they’ve dealt with adversity along the offensive line throughout this season. They’ll just have to do it again in the most important game of the year thus far.
Update: According to NFL Network reporter James Palmer, Remmers will in fact suit up and play.
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