{"id":36725,"date":"2025-09-03T17:29:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36725"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:29:32","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-wide-receiver-officially-ruled-out-for-season-opener-vs-chargers-in-brazil-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36725","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Officially Ruled Out For Season-Opener vs. Chargers In Brazil Due To Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Jalen Royals missed practice ahead of the team\u2019s first game of the season. That is never a good sign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>The rookie wideout is dealing with knee tendinitis. With\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-superstar-wr-rashee-rice-officially-suspended-no-appeal\/\">Rashee Rice also out due to suspension<\/a>, the team now has to deal with the fact that they won\u2019t have him either against the Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals won\u2019t be on the field against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil. The fourth-round pick is out with a knee injury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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fly to Brazil on Wednesday and do a walkthrough practice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"h-more-on-jalen-royals\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">More On Jalen Royals<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36726\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26827939-768x542-1-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" 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