{"id":44868,"date":"2025-12-08T05:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44868"},"modified":"2025-12-08T05:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:20:33","slug":"andy-reid-confirms-2-key-chiefs-injuries-after-texans-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44868","title":{"rendered":"Andy Reid Confirms 2 Key Chiefs Injuries After Texans Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 780 \/ 438;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2250617810-e1765162730475.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Chiefs HC Andy Reid\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Getty <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided some injury updates following Week 14&#8217;s game vs. the Texans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As if they weren\u2019t already playing with the difficulty sliders on high, the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> failed to escape Week 14 without deteriorating even more. The reigning AFC champs saw a couple of players go down in prime time.<\/p>\n<p>In their tough Sunday outing against the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\">Houston Texans<\/a>, Kansas City lost offensive tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/wanya-morris\">Wanya Morris<\/a> and cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/trent-mcduffie\">Trent McDuffie<\/a> in the first quarter of action.<\/p>\n<p>Following a 20-10 defeat, head coach Andy Reid provided an update on the Chiefs\u2019 injury situation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Andy Reid Confirms Injury to Wanya Morris vs. Texans<\/h2>\n<p>Reid kicked things off by confirming a leg issue for Morris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWanya hurt his leg, lower leg,\u201d Reid began. \u201cWe\u2019ll just have to see with the next day or so here how he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Morris, his night was over as quickly as it began. On Kansas City\u2019s very first offensive play, he went down with his injury. Running back <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/isiah-pacheco\/\">Isiah Pacheco<\/a>\u2018s 3-yard tote ended up as a minor gain for the team in the box score, but a noteworthy loss in the personnel department.<\/p>\n<p>Morris\u2019 knee appeared to bend awkwardly on the play, resulting in him crumbling down to the ground. He remained there for a while, eventually exiting to the sideline with some assistance. An on-site medical cart later took Morris and some Chiefs staffers to the locker room for further work.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Morris was deemed questionable to return with a knee injury. At 7:58 p.m. local time in Kansas City, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1997848169993191560?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">downgraded him to out<\/a> via their official X account.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old originally joined the organization in 2023 as a third-round <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"NFL\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"120630\">NFL<\/a> Draft selection. Entering Week 14, he had 65 offensive snaps this season and another 51 on special teams. <a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/2025\/REG\/player\/98247\/offense-blocking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">According to Pro Football Focus<\/a>, Morris posted composite offensive grades of 55.6 and 53.9 across 1,072 combined snaps in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Morris was replaced by <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/esa-pole-signed-josh-simmons-injured\/\">undrafted rookie<\/a> free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/esa-pole\">Esa Pole<\/a>, who finished the game at left tackle. Morris was already filling in for first-round and first-year man <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/josh-simmons\">Josh Simmons<\/a>, who underwent wrist surgery and is <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/season-altering-josh-simmons-injured-reserve\/\">on injured reserve<\/a>. On the opposite side of the offensive line, <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jaylon-moore\">Jaylon Moore<\/a> got the start in place of <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jawaan-taylor\/\">Jawaan Taylor<\/a> (triceps).<\/p>\n<p>A battered and tattered Chiefs offensive line just can\u2019t catch a break in the final stretch of the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Update on Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie\u2019s Week 14 Injury<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned, Morris wasn\u2019t the only member of the Chiefs to go down on Sunday. In what was a brutal night for the franchise, one of its brightest stars sustained an ailment of his own. It\u2019s a knee problem for McDuffie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrent McDuffie hyperextended his knee, so we\u2019ll have to see how it works out for him,\u201d Reid said.<\/p>\n<p>Like Morris, McDuffie\u2019s injury occurred in the first quarter. On the opening play of the Texans\u2019 second possession, the veteran cornerback lost to wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/nico-collins\">Nico Collins<\/a> deep down the field. In the sequence of falling to the ground, McDuffie hurt his knee.<\/p>\n<p>He exited the contest and was originally ruled questionable to return after preliminary examinations and an attempted warmup. At 9:19 p.m. in Kansas City, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1997868510689497159?s=20\">downgraded to out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs were already without defensive back <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/christian-roland-wallace\/\">Chris Roland-Wallace<\/a>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/chiefs-get-bad-news-on-versatile-cb-before-texans-game\/\">went on IR<\/a> over the weekend. Offseason signing <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/kristian-fulton\">Kristian Fulton<\/a> was made a <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/week-14-jawaan-taylor-trey-smith\/\">healthy scratch<\/a> prior to Sunday\u2019s kickoff. That placed a ton of pressure on McDuffie to perform, thus doing the same for those who stuck around in the game after his injury.<\/p>\n<p>McDuffie, a first-round pick back in 2022, started every game this season. In Weeks 1-13, he racked up 62 tackles (2 for loss) with 7 pass breakups and an interception. He provided inside-outside versatility regarding alignment, a major plus for defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/trent-mcduffie\/72191\">Per PFF<\/a>, his 76.1 coverage grade is eighth out of 110 qualified cornerbacks.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes in Kansas City now shift to Week 15\u2019s Sunday game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided some injury updates following Week 14&#8217;s game vs. the Texans. 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