The flu bug moving its way through the Chiefs locker room claimed two more players and reclaimed another Friday, Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports.
Wide receiver Dexter McCluster, safety Kendrick Lewis and linebacker Tamba Hali were sent home to rest because of flu symptoms and did not practice. All were listed as questionable for Sundays game on the final injury report of the week.
McCluster and Lewis are the new sick players. Hali missed practice on Wednesday but returned to work on Thursday.
Source: The Redzone
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