KC Chiefs Injury Update: Latest Clyde Edwards-Helaire Shoulder / Collar Bone Information
Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire left the Chiefs 36-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers early Sunday after a tackle that landed Edwards-Helaire awkwardly on his shoulder. He was initially marked as questionable and was later ruled out with what the team called a collarbone injury. After the game, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Edwards-Helaire “suffered a shoulder injury”. Now the team has more clarity on Edwards-Helaire’s status with the end of the regular season and the playoffs on the horizon.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted that “There is swelling but no structural damage and the injury does not end the season, a source said. Clyde Edwards-Helaire is expected to return shortly.”
Edwards-Helaire missed more than a month earlier in the season after sustaining an MCL injury against the Buffalo Bills on October 10 before returning to practice on November 10. He returned to the field Nov. 21 against the Dallas Cowboys and recorded 54 carries for 213 yards and four touchdowns in addition to 11 catches for 68 yards since his return.
In the absence of Edwards-Helaire and in a backfield that has increasingly established itself as a group by committee, former undrafted veteran free agents Darrel Williams and Derrick Gore have found more and more roles. important, Williams leading the Chiefs’ backers in scrimmage total this season with 856. Gore’s 50-yard reception was one of Sunday’s highlights against the Steelers and joined the 51-yard touchdown run. Gore’s yards against the Las Vegas Raiders as the two longest plays made by Chiefs’ backers this year.
On Sunday, Williams led the ground team with 11 carries for 55 yards, Gore 12 carries for 43 yards and Edwards-Helaire received nine carries for 27 yards and a touchdown. Gore caught three passes for 61 yards, Williams caught three for 30 and Edwards-Helaire caught a pass for four yards.