The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off their first practice session of the week ahead of their upcoming AFC West showdown with the Denver Broncos.
Speaking to media members on Wednesday, Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided the latest information on the team's injury situation after their overtime win on "Monday Night Football."
"JuJu (Smith-Schuster) won't practice, but he's making good progress," Reid told reporters. "He's just a bit away. Then, Turk (Tershawn Wharton) won't go today, but he's good. He had a knee contusion, and so we're just letting it rest today. Everybody else will be out there and working again.
Considering that Patrick Mahomes, Mecole Hardman, and George Karlaftis were also among the injured following the Week 9 win over the Buccaneers, it's good to know that everyone else would work. Speaking of Mahomes, the messaging surrounding his ankle injury continues to be positive. Reid said that he'd be able to participate in full on Wednesday.
"Yeah, he won't have to back off, but he manages it," Reid said of Mahomes. "You know, he stays on top of all that."
Mahomes also spoke about the injury ahead of practice.
"Oh, it's doing good," Mahomes said. "You know, obviously, when you have a little bit of a roll, it's a little bit of sore, but I'm able to move around. And I look forward to getting out of practice and seeing how I can push it as the week goes on."
Knowing how he typically goes about things, Mahomes will test his limits with the ankle injury during the practice week.
As for players looking to return from reserve lists, Reid indicated that both Charles Omenihu and Isiah Pacheco continue to make progress, but aren't quite ready for activation this week.
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