Chiefs head coach Andy Reid indicated earlier this week that wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was closer to returning to action than their other injured players and the wideout took a step back toward active duty on Wednesday.
Smith-Schuster was listed as limited with the hamstring injury that’s kept him out in recent weeks. Smith-Schuster hasn’t been practicing since being injured.
Defensive end Charles Omenihu (knee) and running back Isiah Pacheco (ankle) were also limited, although Reid indicated that they are unlikely to be activated this week.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes (ankle, hip), wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (knee), and running back Kareem Hunt (knee) are also on the report, but all were full participants in practice as the Chiefs head toward their trip to Buffalo.
Mike Edwards’ tenure with the Titans lasted a week.
He signed with Tennessee last Wednesday. The Titans cut him today, the team announced.
Edwards was inactive for the team’s game against the Chargers this past Sunday.
The Bills released Edwards after he played in three games, seeing action on seven defensive snaps and 13 on special teams. He totaled one tackle.
A six-year NFL veteran, Edwards played all 17 games with the Chiefs in 2023. The Bucs made him a third-round pick in 2019, and he spent his first four NFL seasons with the Buccaneers.
In his NFL career, Edwards has played 78 games, including 28 starts.
Help is officially on the way for both Kansas City’s offense and defense.
Head coach Andy Reid confirmed that both running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu will have their practice windows opened on Wednesday.
Pacheco is on injured reserve and returning from a fractured fibula. Omenihu tore his ACL during the AFC Championship Game and is on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
“We’ll just gradually build them up as we go,” Reid said, adding that it’s “unlikely” Pacheco or Omenihu will play in Sunday’s game against the Bills.
In his third year out of Rutgers, Pacheco rushed for 135 yards with a touchdown and caught seven passes for 54 yards in the season’s first two games.
After missing the last three games with a hamstring injury, JuJu Smith-Schuster is slated to return to practice on Wednesday and could play against Buffalo.
“There’s a good chance he’s back,” Reid said. “We’ll see as we go through the practice. But, [if] it’s up to him, he’s back.”
Smith-Schuster has caught nine passes for 147 yards with a touchdown in 2024.
Kansas City’s full injury report will be released later in the day.
Bills cornerback Taron Johnson made some key plays in Buffalo’s Week 10 victory over Indianapolis and the league took notice.
Johnson has been named AFC defensive player of the week.
In the 30-20 victory, Johnson had a pick six and a sack. The 23-yard touchdown was off of Joe Flacco’s first pass in the first quarter and helped set the tone for Buffalo’s eventual win.
According to the league, Johnson is the only player to record two passes defensed, a pick six, and a sack in the same game this year.
This is the first player of the week award for Johnson.
Buffalo will host Kansas City for a significant AFC matchup in Week 11.
Having already ruled out receiver Keon Coleman, the Bills won’t have a couple of other key players on the field as they begin their practice week.
Head coach Sean McDermott told reporters in his press conference that tight end Dalton Kincaid and right tackle Spencer Brown will not participate on Wednesday.
Kincaid is dealing with a knee injury while Brown has an ankle injury.
Receiver Amari Cooper (wrist) is also slated to be a limited participant in the day’s session.
Linebacker Matt Milano, who’s returning from injured reserve, has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs but will participate in a limited capacity on Wednesday.
The Bills are slated to hold a walk-through instead of a full practice and will release their full injury report later in the day.