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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 The Chiefs were remarkably healthy over the first half of the season, but those days appear to have met their bitter end.<\/p>\n
Not only have injuries conspired to pulverize Kansas City\u2019s offensive line, they\u2019ve now crept into the defensive secondary.<\/p>\n Chris Roland-Wallace landed on injured reserve Saturday with a back injury. To replace him on the 53-man roster, Kansas City signed safety Mike Edwards from the practice squad. Also on Saturday, the Chiefs elevated guard C.J. Hanson from the practice squad.<\/p>\n Without Roland-Wallace, the Chiefs struggled to contain the Cowboys\u2019 passing attack in last week\u2019s 31-28 loss. It was the first NFL game the defensive back had missed since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2024.<\/p>\n A 5-11, 202-pound player out of Southern California, Roland-Wallace developed lower-back soreness in the 23-20 overtime win over the Colts on Nov. 23. The injury didn\u2019t improve as the Thanksgiving game approached, and he was inactive against the Cowboys.<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s done exceptionally well,\u201d Spagnuolo said Nov. 25 of Roland-Wallace, in his second season. \u201cHe’s just done this the whole time he’s been here. He came in as a free agent. We didn’t know if he was a corner or safety, but he’s a good football player. Got really good instincts, really good ball skills and tackles well.\u201d<\/p>\n A fixture in the first 11 games this year, Roland-Wallace had played 190 defensive snaps (30 percent), including a rare Chiefs interception (Week 3 at the Giants). He also made an important play to help Kansas City beat the Colts in his last game.<\/p>\n Roland-Wallace had 34 tackles and three pass breakups. However, his absence is also a big setback to Kansas City\u2019s special teams, where he\u2019d played 62 percent of snaps entering last week.<\/p>\n What\u2019s interesting is the personnel in the secondary Kansas City will choose to replace Roland-Wallace in a must-win game against Houston (7-5) on Sunday Night Football<\/em> (7:20 p.m. CT, NBC\/KSHB-TV, Channel 41, 96.5 The Fan). Whether the Chiefs change their approach compared to last week, when veteran Kristian Fulton again was a healthy inactive, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n Spagnuolo has said multiple times that Fulton has been slow to grasp the Chiefs\u2019 complicated defense, and assorted injuries since the start of training camp haven\u2019t helped.<\/p>\n But Fulton does have recent experience against the Texans. He started at cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers in last year\u2019s AFC wild-card playoff game in Houston. In the Texans\u2019 32-12 win, Nico Collins had 122 yards and a touchdown on seven catches, and the Chargers couldn\u2019t overcome Justin Herbert\u2019s four interceptions.<\/p>\n Edwards, elevated from the practice squad last week, played the entire game against Dallas. He re-signed with Kansas City in the offseason after splitting last season between Buffalo and Tampa Bay. In his first stint with the Chiefs, 2023, Edwards helped the team to a Super Bowl title. He also earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in 2020 by beating the Chiefs.<\/p>\n Hanson\u2019s elevation, his first this season, could be a nod toward the Chiefs\u2019 gameplan. The Texans own the NFL\u2019s No. 1 defense and injuries likely will force Kansas City to start three backups on the offensive line. Hanson or rookie Esa Pole could be used in jumbo formations, as extra blockers.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 The Chiefs were remarkably healthy over the first half of the season, but those days appear to have met their bitter end. Not only have injur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"chris](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7924,h_4457\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kbtnyhexgdx8r5tw4a.jpg\")
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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHuge void in Chiefs’ secondary<\/h3>\n
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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat personnel will Chiefs deploy Sunday?<\/h3>\n