The Kansas City Chiefs held their fifth full training camp practice on Monday at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. This was the first padded practice, which means the intensity of things picked up quite a bit. The team had a few absences to start practice and a big injury scare with their star QB during practice.
The trio of CB Rashad Fenton, RT Lucas Niang and OL Prince Tega Wanogho were absent from practice as they remain on the active/PUP list. Fenton has been spotted with Steve Spagnuolo taking some “mental reps” back behind the defense during the team install period.
As expected, Carlos Dunlap was not at practice on Monday. The team has excused Dunlap from practice to deal with some personal matters. He is expected to report on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Orlando Brown Jr. has reported to training camp after missing the first week, but he didn’t practice with the team on Monday. That’s because the starting left tackle needed to pass a physical and go through the team’s conditioning test in order to be cleared to participate in practice. Expect him out at practice on Tuesday, assuming that he is able to pass both of those.
After leaving practice early on Saturday with a quad injury, the Chiefs were being cautious with TE Jody Fortson on Monday. He didn’t participate in the team’s first padded practice and was spotted at the trainer tent. Fortson suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 6 of last season, so airing on the side of caution is probably a good idea.
“He’s got a quad strain,” Reid said of Fortson. “It doesn’t look too bad at all. He’s swinging right back into it. I think it’ll be a few days and we’ll get him back out there.”
Patrick Mahomes tweaked his ankle during the last play of 11-on-11 portions of practice. He hobbled to the sideline where he was helped by a trainer, making a visit to the white medical tent. After a few moments, Mahomes emerged from the tent with a re-taped ankle and went back to the sidelines with his helmet. He jogged a bit, threw the ball around with Travis Kelce and participated in individual QB drills before practice ended.
“Yeah, he got stepped on,” Reid said. “He’s OK. He’s alright. An offensive lineman got pushed back into him.”
It’s a safe bet that Mahomes will be back out there again tomorrow, with his left ankle taped up.
