The Kansas City Chiefs escaped their Week 12 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers relatively healthy.
Chiefs HC Andy Reid gave his usual injury update ahead of his postgame press conference. The only injury he had to report was the ankle injury that special teams ace Dorian O’Daniel suffered early on in the game.
“As far as the injuries, really it’s just Dorian O’Daniel,” Reid said. “[He] has an ankle sprain and we’ll just see how he does by tomorrow.”
O’Daniel left the game in the first quarter and was deemed questionable to return. It appears he was held out for the remainder of the game. We didn’t know the severity of the injury, but now we know that it’s merely an ankle sprain. Severity can vary and whether it’s a high or low ankle sprain will determine the next course of action for the team.
Special teams are the name of the game for O’Daniel in Kansas City. He typically records the most or near-most snaps for that unit. He was injured during kick or punt coverage too.
If the Chiefs truly escaped this game with only O’Daniel getting banged up it should be considered a positive. As always, there could always be a surprise injury that pops up once the team heads back home and guys check-in with the training staff for treatment on Monday.
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