Chiefs Announce Tight End Injury Update Before Cowboys Game

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Chiefs Announce Tight End Injury Update Before Cowboys Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Nov 25, 2025 1:13 PM ET

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The Kansas City Chiefs are feeling good after a 23-20 overtime win against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12.

The Chiefs are now 6-5 and back on track after back-to-back losses to the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.

Kansas City faces the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, and there are several injuries to monitor.

One is offensive lineman Trey Smith, who left the game early with an injury.

On Monday, the Chiefs did not hold a practice, but they did release an injury report and called it an "estimation" of what a traditional practice would have looked like if they did have one.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and defensive line coach Joe Cullen. Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

On Tuesday, Andy Reid spoke to reporters and gave updates on tight end Noah Gray and Smith, both of whom were listed as DNP in the Monday estimation.

"Andy Reid says RG Trey Smith (ankle/back) and TE Noah Gray (concussion) won’t practice for the Chiefs Tuesday," via Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.

Andy Reid says RG Trey Smith (ankle/back) and TE Noah Gray (concussion) won’t practice for the Chiefs Tuesday.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) November 25, 2025

Gray had three catches for 25 yards in the win over the Colts, but he looks like he will not be able to go against the Cowboys.

The other tight ends on the roster besides Travis Kelce and Gray are Robert Tonyan, who had one catch for one yard on November 16 against the Denver Broncos, and Jared Wiley, who had one catch against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Gray was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft after playing at Duke. In 2025, he has just 16 catches for 132 yards without a score, but he had 437 yards and five touchdowns in 40 receptions and he has played every game the past three seasons.

On Monday, it was reported that Smith would "likely" miss the Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys, so it's not a surprise that he isn't set to practice on Tuesday.

These injuries will be worth monitoring over the next couple of days, leading up to Thursday.

The Chiefs and Cowboys are set to kick off on Thursday at 4:30 pm ET with the game being broadcast on CBS.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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