{"id":8491,"date":"2024-12-30T22:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T22:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8491"},"modified":"2024-12-30T22:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T22:30:55","slug":"breaking-chiefs-andy-reid-provides-playoff-injury-updates-on-isiah-pacheco-rashee-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8491","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: \ud83c\udfc8 Chiefs&#8217; Andy Reid Shares Crucial Playoff Injury Updates on Isiah Pacheco &#038; Rashee Rice \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udca5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Isiah-Pacheco7-e1735585740619.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Isiah-Pacheco7-e1735585740619.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Isiah-Pacheco7-e1735585740619.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Isiah-Pacheco7-e1735585740619.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs' Andy Reid Provides Playoff Injury Updates on Isiah Pacheco &amp; Rashee Rice\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are \u201cexpected to\u201d rest starters in Week 18 against the Denver Broncos, per NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport \u2014 although head coach Andy Reid has yet to confirm that report himself.<\/p>\n<p>On December 30, Reid told reporters that he\u2019d like to speak with his team before announcing his decision on resting starters. That includes which players he would rest, and if they will be sitting the entire game or just a portion of it.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, the Chiefs HC did hint that one starter will likely sit in Week 18, and that\u2019s running back Isiah Pacheco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, [Pacheco] will be available playoff-wise,\u201d Reid said before acknowledging that the ball carrier \u201cis tender\u201d right now.<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco suffered a rib injury on Christmas Day, and it sounds like Kansas City will give him an extra week to recuperate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll probably hold [Pacheco] back here this week in practice just a bit,\u201d Reid admitted on Monday. The Chiefs coach added that this should allow the RB to get himself \u201cfresh and ready to go\u201d for the playoffs \u2014 which will only begin on the weekend of January 18-19 for KC because of their first-round bye.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, don\u2019t be shocked if Pacheco sits this weekend, but it sounds like he\u2019ll be good to go in the divisional round.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Andy Reid Gives Honest Update on Rashee Rice, Chiefs\u2019 Long-Term Injuries<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-2024-10-03T073904.107.png?width=600\" alt=\"Andy Reid Maintains Rashee Rice Caution After Injury Update Boosted Chiefs' 3-Peat Hopes - EssentiallySports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along with Pacheco, Reid was asked about the injury status of wide receivers Rashee Rice, Skyy Moore and Mecole Hardman ahead of the playoffs. Cornerback Jaylen Watson\u2019s potential availability was also included in this question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a chance with Mecole [Hardman],\u201d Reid answered candidly, when asked if there\u2019s any shot that these four could return for any portion of a playoff run.<\/p>\n<p>He also left the door open for Watson to \u201cpotentially\u201d make it back but made it clear that the starting cornerback should be considered more of a longshot to take the field again this winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be stretching it though I think,\u201d Reid said, regarding Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Reid confirmed that both Rice and Moore will not return for the 2024-25 postseason, giving a definitive \u201cno\u201d when it came to those two.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs HC Andy Reid Says LT D.J. Humphries Is \u2018Doing Good\u2019 But Makes No Promises on His Availability<\/h2>\n<p>As for veteran left tackle D.J. Humphries, who has missed the past three games with a strained hamstring, Reid responded that he\u2019s \u201cdoing good,\u201d but added that he \u201ccan\u2019t make any promises\u201d on the blocker\u2019s Week 18 availability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to get him out to practice and kind of see where we\u2019re at,\u201d the future Hall of Fame HC relayed. \u201cBut he is doing good in his rehab part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s different than being on the field,\u201d Reid clarified. \u201cSo, I\u2019d like to just see how he does there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veteran left guard Joe Thuney has done a spectacular job filling in at left tackle in recent weeks. So much so that some fans and reporters believe KC should keep Thuney at the position, even if Humphries is healthy enough to return.<\/p>\n<p>Reid was not willing to reveal his long-term plan for Thuney and Humphries on December 30, however, telling reporters that he\u2019d prefer to \u201cplay it by year\u201d as the Chiefs begin prepping for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been happy with [Mike] Caliendo and how he\u2019s played [at left guard], I\u2019ve been happy with [Thuney] and how he\u2019s played. I appreciate them jumping in and keeping the level of play up,\u201d Reid said. Concluding: \u201cI\u2019m curious to see where [Humphries is] at and if he can do anything [in practice]. So, I just want to see where we\u2019re at and we\u2019ll evaluate them as we go down the stretch here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid discussed the injury status of both RB Isiah Pacheco and WR Rashee Rice ahead of the NFL playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8491","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>BREAKING: \ud83c\udfc8 Chiefs&#039; Andy Reid Shares Crucial Playoff Injury Updates on Isiah Pacheco &amp; Rashee Rice \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udca5 - 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=8491\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: \ud83c\udfc8 Chiefs&#039; 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