The Kansas City Chiefs are only two days away from their season-opening game against the Arizona Cardinals. On Thursday, the team added offensive tackle Darian Kinnard and defensive end Frank Clark to the injury list.
Complete injury reports are listed below:
Chiefs
| Player | Position | Injury | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Game |
| Deon Bush | S | Foot | FP | FP | ||
| Malik Herring | DE | Abdomen | FP | FP | ||
| Trey Smith | G | Shoulder | FP | FP | ||
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Knee | FP | FP | ||
| Darian Kinnard | OL | Elbow | — | FP | ||
| Frank Clark | DE | Illness | — | DNP |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
Kinnard sustained an elbow injury during practice, he was a full participant, however.
Frank Clark was absent with an apparent illness, but reports from the KC Star say he was busy resolving his legal situation stemming from two arrests on gun charges in Los Angeles in 2021.
The rest of the Chiefs’ injury report remains the same; everyone was at practice and reported healthily.
Cardinals
| Player | Position | Injury | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Game |
| Markus Golden | LB | Toe | DNP | LP | ||
| Rodney Hudson | OL | NIR – Rest | DNP | — | ||
| Trayvon Mullen Jr. | CB | Toe | DNP | DNP | ||
| J.J. Watt | DL | Calf | DNP | DNP | ||
| Aaron Brewer | LS | Ankle | LP | FP | ||
| Zach Ertz | TE | Calf | LP | DNP | ||
| Justin Pugh | OL | Neck | LP | LP | ||
| Ezekiel Turner | LB | Shoulder | LP | LP | ||
| Jonathan Ward | RB | Shoulder | LP | LP | ||
| Cody Ford | OL | Ankle | — | LP | ||
| Rondale Moore | WR | Hamstring | — | LP |
* DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
Arizona added two players to their injury report Thursday. Offensive lineman Cody Ford was a limited participant with an ankle injury. Wide receiver Ronald Moore was also limited with a tweaked hamstring.
Linebacker Marcus Golden, who was absent on Wednesday, returned to the field in a limited capacity while working through a toe injury.
Long snapper Aaron Brewer (ankle) returned to practice in full today.
Tight end Zach Ertz was downgraded from being limited yesterday to missing practice altogether, still battling a calf injury.
