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Chiefs-Broncos Week 17 Tuesday injury report: 5 out, 1 limited

The latest injury news for the Week 17 game between Kansas City and Denver.

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 17, Kansas City will host the Denver Broncos on the Christmas evening edition of Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:

In consecutive weeks, Kansas City’s quarterback has been lost to injury.

Kansas City and Tennessee have released their inactive player lists for Sunday’s game.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs announced another roster update on Wednesday, with more key players on both sides of the ball set to be shut down for the remainder of the season.

Wednesday’s update showed that cornerback Trent McDuffie, wide receiver Rashee Rice, wide receiver Tyquan Thornton and cornerback Jaylen Watson were all placed on the injured reserve list. The move ends their 2025 season, as they’re required to spend at least four weeks on the list, and just two games remain.

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Additionally, the Chiefs shared that practice squad players defensive end Ethan Downs, cornerback Melvin Smith and tight end Tyreke Smith were signed to active roster contracts. Cornerback Nazeeh Johnson was activated off the injured list as well.

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On Wednesday, the Chiefs announced that they have placed CB Trent McDuffie, WR Rashee Rice, WR Tyquan Thornton, and CB Jaylen Watson on injured reserve.

The team also signed DE Ethan Downs, CB Melvin Smith, and TE Tyreke Smith to active roster contracts. Kansas City also activated CB Nazeeh Johnson from injured reserve.

McDuffie, 25, was a three-year starter at Washington and earned first-team All Pac-12 honors in 2021 and was named All Pac-12 second-team in 2020. The Chiefs traded up and used the No. 21 overall pick on him in the 2022 draft. 

He signed a four-year, $13,992,482 contract that includes a $7,356,350 signing bonus and includes a fifth-year option that was picked up by Kansas City back in April.

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