{"id":40405,"date":"2025-12-24T23:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T23:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40405"},"modified":"2025-12-24T23:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T23:38:53","slug":"several-chiefs-starters-placed-on-season-ending-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40405","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Several Chiefs Starters Hit Season-Ending IR \u2014 What This Means for the Playoff Push \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<section><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOPWn5C38f9tb4GcbZ79QiUZsPmlgSGbhdAw&amp;s\" alt=\"Several Chiefs starters placed on season-ending injured reserve\" \/>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) &#8211; Several key contributors for the Kansas City Chiefs have been placed on season-ending injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs announced Wednesday that cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson and wide receivers Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton each were placed on injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Rice and Thornton suffered concussions in Kansas City\u2019s Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, and neither played against the Tennessee Titans in Sunday\u2019s 26-9 loss.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second year in a row Rice has ended the year on injured reserve, after he suffered a significant knee injury that derailed his 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>McDuffie has missed multiple games after hyperextending his knee in the first quarter of Kansas City\u2019s Week 14 loss to the Houston Texans. Watson has dealt with a hamstring injury in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In corresponding moves, the Chiefs signed defensive end Ethan Downs, cornerback Melvin Smith and defensive end Tyreke Smith to active roster contracts from the practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Nazeeh Johnson has also been activated from injured reserve. 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