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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a right hamstring strain against the Los Angeles Chargers in Mexico City during Week 11.
As the Chiefs return to Kansas City from their international journey, they’ll begin to work through some of the injuries suffered during the game and do follow-up work.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Hill has been scheduled for an MRI on his hamstring sometime in the next day or so. This should help determine the timeline for his recovery.
#Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill will have an MRI on his hamstring injury in the next day or so, source says. They'll have a better idea for a timeline on him at that point. Team got back late from Mexico so the medical things are a bit delayed.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 19, 2019
The MRI will determine which of the three grades of strain Hill is dealing with; Grade 1 is a muscle pull and grades 2 and 3 are more severe, typically including a tear of the muscle. The best-case scenario would be that this is a grade 1 or even a grade 2 strain. Having a bye during Week 12 will allow Hill to have enough time to heal in both of those cases. If Hill suffered a grade 3 strain, however, he could be out a month or longer.
The injury occurred early in the game, and Hill was ruled questionable to return. He was never officially ruled out, but he didn’t return to the game. Instead, he spent the night on the sideline pacing around and standing very close to wide receivers coach Greg Lewis. I have to think if they anticipated this being a significant strain they would have insisted that he take a seat or remain in the locker room.
In any event, we should know more about Hill’s injury and the recovery timeline next week at the latest.
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