Chiefs TE Noah Gray is playing a position he hasn't often played due to an untimely injury

Update: Winchester did return for the second half of the game, so it appears the shoulder injury was not all that serious.

Kansas City Chiefs TE Noah Gray is getting some work at a position he doesn't normally play due to an untimely injury. 

Chiefs long snapper James Winchester got banged up during punt coverage, suffering a shoulder injury that would cause him to exit the game. The team quickly ruled him questionable to return with a shoulder injury. 

In the past, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has been the team's emergency long snapper, but in a preseason game that he's already exited, the team opted to use Noah Gray in place of Winchester. 

“We have some guys that can do it," Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub said in 2021. "Travis Kelce is a guy that can come in in a game if something were to happen to James (Winchester) he would be our guy, and we wouldn’t bat an eye putting him in there. We feel pretty good there."

Gray has already been the long-snapper for a 56-yard Harrison Butker field goal and a 37-yard Matt Araiza punt with just a few minutes left to go in the half.