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Chiefs' final injury report confirms key playmaker should return for Week 11 tilt with Bills

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Charles Goldman | Last updated Nov 15, 2024 6:03 PM ET

The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills have completed their final practice sessions of the week on Friday ahead of their Week 11 tilt in Orchard Park.

The Chiefs officially placed K Harrison Butker on injured reserve on Friday, marking the latest in a long line of midweek practice injuries to plague Kansas City this season. Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke about the injury on Friday.

"As far as injuries go, there's really only Harrison (Butker)," Reid said. "He did this in practice. Tried it on Thursday, and tried to warm up and get going, and then wasn't able to do it. Then we took care of that. Then it was confirmed, what (the injury) was. And so we ended up having surgery this morning. So surgery was successful. We'll just, we'll see how it all goes time-wise. I can't tell you, time-wise."

Reid confirmed that it was, in fact, a meniscus injury for Butker. He also confirmed Spencer Shrader's signing and that the team expects Butker back at some point this season.

In other news, Reid ruled out a pair of Chiefs who returned to practice this week, DE Charles Omenihu and RB Isiah Pacheco. He also hinted that there was some optimism that WR JuJu Smith-Schuster would make his return.

"Both Those guys, I thought, did a nice job with this week," Reid said of Omenihu and Pacheco. "They were working on the scout team and moved around well, so they'll be listed as out. And then JuJu (Smith-Schuster) has had a good week."

On the other side of the aisle, TE Dalton Kincaid was ruled out by Bills HC Sean McDermott, joining WR Keon Coleman and LB Matt Milano, who were already ruled out earlier in the week.

Here's a look at the final injury reports of the week, complete with game status designations for Sunday. . .

Final Chiefs Injury Report

Player	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Designation
DE Charles Omenihu (PUP)	Knee	LP	LP	LP	OUT
RB Isiah Pacheco (IR)	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	OUT
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster	Hamstring	LP	FP	FP	--
DE Mike Danna	Pectoral	FP	FP	FP	--
WR Mecole Hardman	Shoulder/Toe	FP	FP	FP	--
WR DeAndre Hopkins	Knee	FP	FP	FP	--
RB Kareem Hunt	Knee	FP	FP	FP	--
DE George Karlaftis	Abdomen/Ankle	FP	FP	FP	--
QB Patrick Mahomes	Ankle/Hip	FP	FP	FP	--
LT Wanya Morris	Knee	FP	FP	FP	--
DT Derrick Nnadi	Triceps	FP	FP	FP	--
K Harrison Butker	Left Knee	--	LP	DNP	Placed on IR

KEY: DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related

Observations:

Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster was a full participant in practice for the second consecutive day. He carries no game-status designation and should play on Sunday, absent a setback.

Final Bills Injury Report

Player	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Designation
QB Josh Allen	Left hand	FP	FP
CB Christian Benford	Wrist	FP	FP
LB Terrel Bernard	Ankle/Pec	FP	FP
OL Spencer Brown	Ankle	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
WR Keon Coleman	Wrist	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
WR Amari Cooper	Wrist	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
CB Kaiir Elam	Shoulder	FP	FP
FB Reggie Gilliam	Hip	FP	FP
WR Mack Hollins	Shoulder	FP	FP
DT DaQuan Jones	Foot	FP	FP
TE Dalton Kincaid	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
LB Matt Milano (IR)	Biceps	LP	LP	LP	OUT
TE Quinton Morris	Shoulder/Hamstring	FP	FP
S Taylor Rapp	Foot/Shoulder	FP	FP
WR Curtis Samuel	Pec/Foot	FP	FP
DE Casey Toohill	Knee	FP	FP
LB Darian Williams	Knee	FP	FP