Former Texas Longhorn and current Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive end Alex Okafor is likely done for the season. Okafor left the game against the Broncos with what was reported as a chest injury when he sacked Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock in the first quarter.
AO brings down Lock 9️⃣7️⃣ pic.twitter.com/bUURAz9XPs
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 15, 2019
Okafor is in his seventh season in the NFL. This year he has recorded 22 total tackles, five tackles for loss, five sacks, one forced fumble and nine quarterback hits. This marks Okafor’s first season with the Chiefs after spending his first four years with the Arizona Cardinals and the last two with the New Orleans Saints. Okafor was enjoying the best season of his career since 2014.
The fear of this injury was that Alex Okafor sustained a torn pectoral muscle and the team was awaiting MRI results. The team later announced that they would place Okafor on the injured reserve to make room for Terrell Suggs, who was claimed off waivers.