{"id":38648,"date":"2025-11-29T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38648"},"modified":"2025-11-29T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T15:43:38","slug":"chiefs-45-game-starter-avoided-major-injury-vs-cowboys-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38648","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 Chiefs\u2019 45-Game Starter Escapes a Major Injury Scare vs. Cowboys \u2014 But What Really Happened? \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bryan-Cook2-e1764425504699.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bryan-Cook2-e1764425504699.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bryan-Cook2-e1764425504699.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bryan-Cook2-e1764425504699.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs 45-Game Starter Avoided Major Injury vs. Cowboys: Insider\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The offensive line injuries have gotten the most attention, but the Kansas City Chiefs also suffered another key secondary injury against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 13, and there was good news on that front as KC heads into Week 14.<\/p>\n<p>With nickel\/safety Christian Roland-Wallace already missing in action, the Chiefs lost veteran starter Bryan Cook to an ankle injury versus the Cowboys. Fortunately, it appears Cook avoided a major injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChiefs safety Bryan Cook, who sprained his ankle Thursday vs. Dallas, avoided a high-ankle, per source,\u201d ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reported on November 29.<\/p>\n<p>Fowler added that Cook is \u201cstill awaiting more info,\u201d but noted that this is \u201ca good early sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bryan Cook Has Become an Underrated Chiefs Leader on the Back End of the Defense<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5631338\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bryan-Cook3-e1764427167719.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Chiefs 45-Game Starter Avoided Major Injury vs. Cowboys: Insider\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5631338\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5631338\">GettyKansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook appears to have avoided a major injury in Week 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you include the playoffs, Cook has started a total of 45 games for Kansas City since entering the league as a second-round pick in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>His run as a full-time starter really began in 2023, as the Chiefs moved on from Juan Thornhill in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Cook has always been known as a vocal leader of this secondary, really, since the tail end of his rookie season. He was drafted to help replace Tyrann Mathieu, and he\u2019s done an underrated job overall since joining the organization, contributing to two Super Bowl champion rosters and one runner-up in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cook missed the final stretch of the 2023 season with another ankle injury, so his departure from Chiefs-Cowboys may have felt eerily similar to some. His 2023 campaign ended with 12 starts, which is the same number of starts that he currently has in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>But this positive injury update news should alter the Chiefs safety\u2019s prognosis this time around.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s unclear if Cook will be back for the Week 14 matchup with the Houston Texans, it feels possible, based on Fowler\u2019s update. That\u2019s already a major step in the right direction, compared to 2023.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Who Would Play in Week 14 if Bryan Cook Doesn\u2019t Suit Up for Chiefs?<\/h2>\n<p>Cook\u2019s Week 14 injury status still appears to be TBD, despite avoiding a major injury. If the reliable starter does not suit up for the Chiefs in Week 14, expect a similar replacement plan to what we saw against the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Mike Edwards was elevated from the practice squad for Week 13, and he ended up playing a total of 46 defensive snaps, following Cook\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, a slightly younger Edwards also stepped in for Cook in 2023. So, he is clearly well-suited for the role.<\/p>\n<p>Expect Edwards to be elevated from the practice squad again versus the Texans if Cook is ruled out, but there\u2019s no guarantee that he\u2019ll start. Roland-Wallace could return from injury in Week 14, and that would add another defensive back to the mix.<\/p>\n<p>With Roland-Wallace sidelined against the Cowboys, safeties Chamarri Conner and Jaden Hicks played more nickel. But if Roland-Wallace is holding down the nickel role, it would allow Conner and Hicks to start at safety, potentially, with Edwards as the next man up off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>This could be a better replacement plan for Cook, should he miss time, as Edwards is getting older and should not necessarily be relied on as a full-time starter. We\u2019ll continue to monitor Chiefs injury news and updates leading up to Week 14.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering Week 14, an NFL insider relayed news of a positive Kansas City Chiefs injury update after the Week 13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udd25 Chiefs\u2019 45-Game Starter Escapes a Major Injury Scare vs. Cowboys \u2014 But What Really Happened? \ud83d\udc40 - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=38648\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udd25 Chiefs\u2019 45-Game Starter Escapes a Major Injury Scare vs. Cowboys \u2014 But What Really Happened? 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