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Kamara and Richards were ruled out on Friday. Reid seemingly had a chance to return from his knee injury, practicing in a limited capacity on Thursday and Friday. He will try again next week. Reid accounts for 45 tackles, two quarterback pressures, one sack, two pass breakups and one interception. Saints RB Devin Neal (abdomen) will start again in Kamara’s stead.

He didn’t practice on Wednesday, but the veteran probably has enough savvy to make it on to the field on Sunday if his knee cooperates. Reid had missed Week 14 and four straight practices before re-appearing on Thursday.

It’s his first practice since injuring his knee in Week 13, and a sign that he has a chance to be active against the Panthers in Week 15. We’ll check in on Reid again tomorrow, but this is at least an encouraging sign that he could make the questionable line on Friday.

He suffered a knee injury in Week 13, one that Kellen Moore said will “not send him to injured reserve.” But it doesn’t appear that Reid will be back any time soon. Terrell Burgess will likely be called upon for most of the snaps at safety on Sunday.

Reid suffered the injury in the first quarter, so the Saints will need to find someone to fill his shoes. The defense has been using Reid all over the field as both a safety and a pseudo big nickel corner. With him out, the Giants’ tight ends have been feasting, so this is a situation to monitor.

Adam Schefter notes that Reid will get $22.25 million fully guaranteed. It’s a strong contract for the 28-year-old safety, who finished 2024 with a career-best 78.2 PFF grade and is versatile enough to play in the box, over the top, and at slot if necessary. He’ll give defensive coordinator Brandon Staley some pre-snap versatility. Reid will replace Will Harris, who the Commanders signed earlier today, as New Orleans’ starting safety next to Tyrann Mathieu.

Reid opened training camp on the non-football injury but is now back with the team. The veteran safety totaled 95 tackles, three sacks, and one interception in his second year with the Chiefs and has been instrumental in the team’s last two Super Bowl runs. At just 27 years old, Reid is a staple in a secondary that lost star corner L’Jarius Sneed earlier this offseason. With a little less than a month before the season gets underway, his return is a welcomed one for the Chiefs and their top-flight defense.

The report comes from Arrowhead Pride’s Pete Sweeney. Reid is considered day-to-day with the injury and has been a steady presence for the Chiefs safety unit since signing with the team in 2022. His 1,560 coverage snaps over the last two years are more than twice as many as the next closest current Chiefs safety.

With Tyrann Mathieu widely expected to walk in free agency, Reid arrives as the Honey Badger’s replacement. The No. 68 overall pick of the 2018 draft, Reid has been starting since his rookie year. He was better in 2018-19 before a team-wide malaise took hold of the Texans in 2020-21. Rather amazingly, Reid has only one career pick, but he has had good seasons both in coverage and as a run defender. He just hasn’t put it all together in a while. The Chiefs clearly believe he will be able to do so in a much better environment.

Safeties Jonathan Owens and Grayland Arnold were placed on injured reserve. Assuming Reid doesn’t clear COVID protocols in time for Week 18, the trio of moves leaves Houston decimated at safety. Reid has two interceptions and four pass defenses on the year.