{"id":256709,"date":"2023-01-31T11:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=256709"},"modified":"2023-01-31T13:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:58:18","slug":"super-bowl-injury-report-trio-kansas-city-chiefs-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/super-bowl-injury-report-trio-kansas-city-chiefs-wr\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Injury Report: Trio of Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receivers Questionable"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Chiefs saw three different wide receivers exit the AFC Championship due to injury.\u00a0 \u00a0 The status of all three has yet to be updated for Super Bowl LVII.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster lines up against the Cincinnati Bengals prior to his knee injury in the AFC championship at Arrowhead Stadium. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kadarius Toney, and Mecole Hardman each sustained an injury against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC championship. Despite a depleted wide receiving corps, the Chiefs held off the Bengals in a 23-20 victory<\/a> and advanced to the Super Bowl for the third time in the last four years.<\/p>\n

Tight end Travis Kelce<\/a> (back spasms) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes (high ankle sprain) were both dinged up entering the AFC championship. But both stars played the entire game. Kelce led the Chiefs with seven receptions and added 78 yards and one touchdown in the win over the Bengals.<\/p>\n

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Oddsmakers opened Super Bowl LVII as a pick’em<\/a>, but early money backed the Philadelphia Eagles. The point spread hovered between -2 and -2.5 on Monday at various sportsbooks in Las Vegas, offshore, and on online apps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On Tuesday morning, the Eagles were still the favorite. But oddsmakers across the board adjusted the point spread to -1.5<\/p>\n

Super Bowl LVII is scheduled for February 12. The current injuries on the Chiefs haven’t been a major factor in line movement. All three wide receivers have nearly two weeks to recuperate. The injuries could become a factor later next week if any of them, particularly Smith-Schuster, are still not practicing with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

JuJu Smith-Schuster (Knee)<\/h2>\n

Smith-Schuster signed a one-year contract with the Chiefs in the off-season after they traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n

In his first season with the Chiefs, Smith-Schuster emerged as the top wide receiver on the roster. He led all wideouts with 78 receptions and 933 yards. He also added three touchdowns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the AFC championship, Smith-Schuster caught only one pass for seven yards before he left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury.<\/p>\n

During a press conference on Monday, head coach Andy Reid didn’t elaborate on Smith-Schuster’s status or the severity of his knee injury. The NFL Network reported that he struggled to walk up the stairs to enter the Chiefs’ locker room.<\/p>\n

Kadarius Toney (Ankle)<\/h2>\n

The Chiefs acquired Toney in a midseason trade with the New York Giants. In seven regular games with the Chiefs this season, Toney emerged as a deep-threat weapon. He caught 14 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

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In his first postseason game with the Chiefs against the Jaguars, he contributed five catches for 36 yards and zero touchdowns. He also added 14 rushing yards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the AFC championship against the Bengals, Toney caught one pass for nine yards before he exited the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter. He nearly caught a sensational touchdown pass from Mahomes. But the ball hit the ground in the end zone and officials ruled it an incompletion.<\/p>\n

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KC challenges the call of incompletion by Kadarius Toney#Bengals<\/a> 0 #Chiefs<\/a> 0 1s\u1d1b pic.twitter.com\/0F34d7dSR3<\/a><\/p>\n

— S\u1d18\u1d0f\u0280\u1d1bs 24\/7\uea00 (@Sports_24x7_) January 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n