The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs may be one of the two undefeated teams left in the league after four games of this 2024 NFL season, but Patrick Mahomes and company feel anything but secure as arguably the best team in the AFC.
Even though the Chiefs have a perfect record and have proven resilient in some of these four wins, Kansas City is incredibly banged up on the offensive side of the football, especially at the wide receiver position, after losing rising star Rashee Rise to a knee injury.
Along with Rice potentially out of the season, the Chiefs are dealing with losing veteran wide receiver Marquise Brown before the season even got underway and suffering the loss of running back Isiah Pacheco, who will miss a considerable amount of time after having surgery on his fibula.
The Chiefs are also dealing with injuries to running back Kareem Hunt (shoulder), who recently returned to the team after Pacheco’s injury, and wide receiver Mecole Hardman (knee).
With the team dealing with many injuries on offense, the Chiefs have signed tight end Jody Fortson off the practice squad to the active roster while also signing cornerback Darius Rush to the practice squad, according to the team’s X account.
We have signed Practice Squad player TE Jody Fortson to an active roster contract.
We have signed CB Darius Rush to the Practice Squad. pic.twitter.com/jNY1jvoI23
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) October 4, 2024
From here on out, the real question is whether the defending champions can keep racking up wins even with all the injuries they are dealing with on the offensive side of the football.
If any team in the league can endure these injuries and keep winning, it is Andy Reid’s squad, but only time will tell how things pan out for the Chiefs.
