Travis Kelce injury update: Chiefs optimistic star TE can play Week 2 after missing opener, per report

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs had been with out their No. 1 offensive weapon as they kicked off the 2023 common season towards the Detroit Lions on Thursday evening — a 21-20 loss. Star tight finish Travis Kelce didn’t play as he recovers from a knee injury suffered previous within the week. 

Chiefs head trainer Andy Reid stated Kelce hyperextended his knee in observe, however (*2*) that the tight finish is coping with a bone bruise — which isn’t anticipated to carry him out longer term. Kelce examined out his knee Thursday morning, however had no energy and struggled in a pool, in step with NBC’s Melissa Stark. He is lately dressed in a compression sleeve on that knee. 

However, the staff is reportedly optimistic Kelce can play in Week 2 when the staff heads to Jacksonville to stand the Jaguars. The Chiefs to start with listed Kelce as questionable for Week 1 after he didn’t observe Wednesday. He’ll have 10 days to arrange for the Chiefs’ subsequent recreation.

Kelce being dominated out left this Chiefs vast receiving corps to hold the weight in his absence. In the primary part of the opener, it was once rookie wideout Rashee Rice and fellow tight finish Blake Bell that had been ready to catch passes from Mahomes, who unfold the ball round to more than one move catchers.  

Kelce is the most productive tight finish within the NFL, and is coming off of a marketing campaign through which he stuck a career-high 110 passes for 1,338 yards and a career-high 12 touchdowns whilst the Chiefs returned to their position atop the NFL international with a Super Bowl LVII victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. In that matchup, Kelce turned into the primary tight result in NFL historical past to steer the Super Bowl victor in receiving yards two times, recording six receptions for 81 yards and one landing. 

Kelce hasn’t overlooked a recreation because of injury since his rookie season in 2013, the place he performed only one skilled snap prior to a knee injury compelled him to leave out the rest of the yr. The 33-year-old has led Kansas City in receiving in 3 out of the ultimate 4 seasons. 

Kelce can transform the 7th participant in NFL historical past to report 8 directly seasons with 1,000 receiving yards this yr, however should accomplish this feat in 16 video games as a substitute of 17.