Travis Kelce injury updates: Chiefs star hyperextends knee, status unknown for Thursday Night Football opener 


The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs start their protection of final season’s Tremendous Bowl title on Thursday evening once they welcome the Detroit Lions to Arrowhead Stadium.

Nonetheless, how that recreation unfolds between Kansas Metropolis and a stylish Lions crew this preseason simply took on an attention-grabbing wrinkle.

Assembly with the media on Tuesday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid advised reporters that stand-out tight finish Travis Kelce “hyperextended” his knee in follow, and that his standing for Thursday evening’s recreation was now unclear:

Kelce performed in all 17 common season video games for the Chiefs a 12 months in the past, main the crew in each targets (152), receptions (110), and receiving yards (1,338). He was additionally an enormous a part of Kansas Metropolis’s run to the Tremendous Bowl, as he caught 14 passes — on 17 targets — for 98 yards and a pair of landing towards the Jacksonville Jaguars within the Chiefs’ Divisional Spherical win.

He additionally caught touchdowns in each the AFC Championship Sport in addition to the Tremendous Bowl.

This publish shall be up to date as new data turns into out there.