{"id":40258,"date":"2025-12-22T04:45:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T04:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40258"},"modified":"2025-12-22T04:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T04:48:13","slug":"chiefs-lose-another-qb-to-a-knee-injury-gardner-minshew-knocked-out-of-loss-to-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40258","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Chiefs Suffer Another QB Blow: Gardner Minshew Exits vs Titans with Scary Knee Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/6F2J6JW6WII7BGUAMKW5JUHI54.jpg&amp;w=1440&amp;impolicy=high_res\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser-content\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"H6DXQLY66VGXZMMZCVQZCZRXLQ\" data-el=\"text\">NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Gardner Minshew limped off the field Sunday early in the second quarter and never returned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"WSOZU2P245H4PD6PLDD53N3ZNY\" data-el=\"text\">For a second straight game, a starting quarterback for Kansas City was sidelined by a knee injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-subscribe-cta\" data-qa=\"article-body\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"C427RZILHJFG7M5PAWDKWGPZLY\" data-el=\"text\">Chris Oladokun replaced Minshew, who was making his first start this season for the Chiefs with\u00a0Patrick Mahomes on injured reserve\u00a0after tearing two knee ligaments last week. Coach Andy Reid had no immediate update on the severity of Minshew\u2019s injured left knee after a\u00a026-9 loss to Tennessee\u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"R5DVSP6GXVCW5BEFI2INBIBBPA\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cWe\u2019ll get that when he has a chance to have an MRI on it,\u201d Reid said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"6YNGSNILN5BBXPI47EGKE3K2NQ\" data-el=\"text\">The Chiefs\u00a0(6-9) lost their fourth straight for the franchise\u2019s longest skid since 2017. And they secured their first losing record since 2012, the season before Reid took over in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"6YNGSNILN5BBXPI47EGKE3K2NQ\" data-el=\"text\">And they have a short turnaround before hosting Denver on Thursday night with likely a third starting QB in as many games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"EREP5GRSENEJZO5LRL32D3XIYY\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely an unprecedented situation that I\u2019ve never been a part of,\u201d three-time All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones said. \u201cBut as coach Reid said, \u2018We work with who we got, and we just keep it moving.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"Y545JNOX7VE7ZJ3V37TVIMQSZY\" data-el=\"text\">Minshew finished 3 of 8 for 15 yards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"W7QAYPJF6VGCPPR3H2J3V4APYQ\" data-el=\"text\">Oladokun, signed to the roster from the practice squad, took over early in the second quarter and finished the game. He was 11 of 16 for 111 yards and took four sacks. He drove the Chiefs to a trio of field goals by Harrison Butker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"LUSGEQKRT5F25KIIKCSEIFTVKY\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cPraying for not only Pat and what happened last week, but also Gardner,\u201d Oladokun said. \u201cWe don\u2019t know the severity of the injury yet, but our QB room is so close. And so when you see good friends go down like that, it\u2019s really tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayoutAd-true article-body type-inline-ad subtype-mobile\" data-qa=\"article-body\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"57IKOR5CAVB55NAYRNBOKANRGA\" data-el=\"text\">Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons said he saw Minshew get up slowly at one point but didn\u2019t know the quarterback had left the game until seeing Oladokun on the field. Simmons asked what happened once he got to the sideline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"HU73Q6O3MBE73EUWDXVF5NWUTE\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cI\u2019m not going to lie to you, I didn\u2019t know they had him on the roster,\u201d Simmons said of Oladokun. \u201cI don\u2019t even &#8230; all I knew was Minshew. I didn\u2019t know nothing about a backup quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"23YJ7PO5MZELHLLQHUOU3NHESM\" data-el=\"text\">Oladokun was a seventh-round draft pick by Pittsburgh in 2022 after playing in college for South Florida, Samford and South Dakota State. His only previous NFL appearance came on Jan. 5 in the Chiefs\u2019 38-0 loss to Denver. He ran once for 5 yards, was sacked once and fumbled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"GXFXJ6E6SNE2RPEYEQRM6GGZLQ\" data-el=\"text\">On Sunday, Oladokun handed off on his first five plays and threw away his first pass attempt. He finally connected with Travis Kelce for 6 yards for his first NFL completion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"HX5A45JYNVGJXJ43WHCLWHXTPU\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cBeing here for four years, you always walk through when your first moment is going to be and when you\u2019re going to sort of get an opportunity,\u201d Oladokun said. \u201cI\u2019ve really just attacked these last four years like you never know. Today just happened to be an opportunity for me and I wanted to take full advantage of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Gardner Minshew limped off the field Sunday early in the second quarter and never returned. 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