Chiefs HC Andy Reid provides injury updates following Wednesday practice

Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided updates on the health of his football team following practice on Wednesday. The team practiced indoors on Wednesday, likely due to the weather. The news that Reid relayed to reporters was good as he had no injuries to report.

Reid said that everyone on the roster practiced in some capacity on Wednesday, that includes WR Sammy Watkins, who has missed the last five games with hamstring and calf injuries.

It was reported ahead of the Week 11 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders that Watkins was expected to make his return in Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While we don’t yet know Watkins’ participation on Wednesday, it’d seem that he is currently tracking to play.

Tyreek Hill gave fans a taste of what they’ll get with the return of Watkins.

“I mean, today at practice Sammy (Watkins) made a ridiculous catch,” Hill said. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, Sammy has still got it.’ He pretty much knows the whole entire offense. He’s a hard worker, he’s a veteran in this league, so he already knows how to come back. He’s been working his butt off in therapy during the bye week and I’m excited for him.”

The Chiefs did suffer one significant injury during Week 11, with Byron Pringle suffering an ankle injury and subsequently being placed on injured reserve. The team is currently thin in terms of depth at the receiver position, but Andy Reid anticipates they’ll be calling someone up from the practice squad this week.

“We’ve got a couple of guys,” Reid said. “[Guys] that we can put up that are also good special teams players. We’ll make that decision once we get there, but guys that have played before there that we can elevate.”

The question remains as to which player will receive the call up to the 53-man roster on game day. It sounds like special teams will play a role in the choice for Kansas City. The team has a lot of options to choose from, but a few of those players have already exhausted their two-time standard elevation limit.

Check back later for the first injury report from both the Buccaneers and the Chiefs for more injury news from practice for each team.

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