Chiefs’ Sammy Watkins misses second day of practice; Anthony Hitchens returns
Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins’ status for Monday’s game against the Buffalo Bills remains in the air.
Watkins, who continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in Week 5, is not practicing Friday, marking as a second straight day he will not get in any on-field work.
The Chiefs will have a final practice on Saturday, which will help clear up the picture on Watkins’ availability. If he can’t play this week, the Chiefs are expected to turn to second-year pro Mecole Hardman in Watkins’ place with Byron Pringle in reserve.
Left guard Keleche Osemele, who tore the tendons in both knees in Week 5, is the other player not practicing, but this is expected given the severity of his injuries.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Thursday that the team is exploring options and no decision has been made on putting Osemele on injured reserve.
Linebacker Anthony Hitchens returned to practice Friday after missing Thursday’s session with an illness.
Fullback Anthony Sherman remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
The Chiefs listed Hardman (ankle), wide receiver Tyreek Hill (heel), defensive tackle Chris Jones (groin), tackle Eric Fisher (shoulder), tight end Nick Keizer (shoulder), defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi (ankle), cornerback Rashad Fenton (shoulder), cornerback Charvarius Ward (hand) and center Austin Reiter (knee) as full participants for a second straight day.
For the Bills, quarterback Josh Allen (left shoulder) and wide receiver John Brown (knee) practiced fully Friday.
Cornerback Tre’Davious White (back) practiced fully after being limited Thursday, while linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (shoulder) was limited after not being listed on the injury report the previous day.
This story was originally published October 16, 2020 at 1:22 PM.
