Travis Kelce out with knee injury for Chiefs

Star tight end will miss Week 1 game against Lions after injuring knee in practice

Travis Kelce will not play with Kansas City Chiefs in this Thursday night’s game, the first of the NFL regular season, against the Detroit Lions due to a knee injurywhich occurred during the week’s training sessions.

Los Chiefs they appointed Travis Kelce as questionable to play in the game on his last injury report of the week. That gave the Chiefs some time to make a decision, but, in the end, they will play without Travis Kelcewho was included in the inactive list.

Travis Kelce He was injured in training on Tuesday. The star tight end has missed three games since his rookie season in 2013, but none due to injury. He did not have action in two games when the Chiefs They rested many of their starters and one in 2021 when he was infected with COVID-19.

Los Chiefs They have two other tight ends on their active roster, Noah Gray and Blake Bell. Gray caught 28 passes with one touchdown last season. Bell missed most of the year with a hip joint injury, but has 60 receptions with one touchdown in eight NFL seasons with five teams.

Los Chiefs They also activated Matt Bushman from their practice squad and he could be available to play against the Lions.

Travis Kelcewho has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in seven consecutive seasons, set a career-high by catching 110 passes for 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns last season.