The challenge of staying undefeated for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hit another pothole on Thursday. Their kicker, Harrison Butker, has been placed on IR with a knee injury.
Butker will have his left knee scoped to clean up his meniscus and should be back within a month
Sources: Chiefs are signing kicker Spencer Shrader off the Jets practice squad and placing kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve due to a knee injury. pic.twitter.com/4fmiBTvHaB
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 14, 2024
Kansas City plays Buffalo on Sunday and has dipped into another AFC East team’s practice squad as a replacement for their stellar kicker.
The Chiefs are signing kicker Spencer Shrader off the Jets practice squad.
Butker has hit 18-of-20 field goals in 2024. He is 21-of-22 on PATs. On kickoffs, 67.5% of Butker’s kicks have resulted in touchbacks.
Shrader kicked in one game for the Jets and hit both of his field-goal attempts.