Chiefs' Kenneth Walker III Questionable for Sunday After Missing Practice With Groin Injury
Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III missed Friday's practice with a groin injury, leaving his status for Sunday's Week 10 game against the Atlanta Falcons unsettled and listed as questionable.
Newsnibs Staff
- 2026-11-14
- Updated 8:33 PM UTC
Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III missed practice Friday with a groin injury, and his status for Sunday's Week 10 game against the Atlanta Falcons is unsettled. The game has not been played. The Chiefs have listed Walker as questionable, though at least one report says he is expected to sit out.
Head coach Andy Reid said Walker reported a tight groin on Friday morning and was held out as a precaution. "Somewhere he tweaked it," Reid said, adding that the team is "not going to put him at risk." The team is monitoring his condition. Accounts of the injury's seriousness vary. One describes it as minor, and Walker was a late addition to the injury report.
If Walker cannot play, rookie Emmett Johnson, a fifth-round pick, is expected to start or lead the backfield. Other accounts say he will see a larger workload. The depth behind them is thin: Brashard Smith is on injured reserve, and Jadyn Ott is questionable with a hamstring injury.
Walker is in his first season with Kansas City, after signing a three-year, $43.05 million contract in free agency. He was the Super Bowl MVP last season with the Seattle Seahawks. He has 872 rushing yards in eight games, an average of 109.0 per game. Sources differ on where that ranks league-wide, and on his touchdown total, which is either seven rushing and four receiving or 11 in all. He was previously considered injury-prone in Seattle, and 2025 was the first season he played all 17 regular-season games.
The injury report has other changes. Rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane, a first-round pick, took part in a full practice Friday and is questionable with a shoulder injury. He missed the previous two games and last played in the October 25 loss to the Denver Broncos. Wide receiver Xavier Worthy is expected to be available after a hamstring injury. Wide receiver Josh Downs, acquired from the Indianapolis Colts just before Tuesday's trade deadline, is expected to play. He had 33 receptions for 354 yards and one touchdown in nine games with Indianapolis.
Offensive lineman Jaylon Moore (ankle) is out. Defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott (knee) is out and in a 21-day return-to-practice window. Defensive lineman Peter Woods (neck) is either ruled out or likely to be missing, depending on the account. Wide receiver Tyquan Thornton is on injured reserve with a dislocated ankle.
The Chiefs are 6-2 and sit second in the AFC West.
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