Kansas City Chiefs get injury boost ahead of Denver Broncos Tilt

For those Denver Broncos fans hope so Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt’s injury problems could continue into Week 10, but Thursday’s practice report was a reality check. Battling a quad injury, the Chiefs’ No. 1 running back disappeared from existence limited in practice to a full participant on Thursday.

However, the Chiefs still have two players who showed no progress in the practice reports; wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster and defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton. Neither of them have practiced this week.

Smith-Schuster has been dealing with a hamstring injury and has missed each of the past two games. In six games this season (three starts), he totaled nine receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown in Kansas City’s unusually average passing offense.

Friday will be crucial in determining whether Smith-Schuster or Wharton are inclined to play against the Broncos. But things aren’t looking good for either of them.

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Meanwhile, Chiefs speedster Mecole Hardman has remained a limited participant in practice with a shoulder and knee injury. He has posted nine receptions for 75 yards this season.

Hunt leads the Chiefs with 414 yards rushing and five touchdowns on the ground this season, totaling seven receptions for 51 yards. He’s definitely leaning toward a full-go, so the Broncos better buckle up.

As for the Broncos, defensive lineman Zach Allen returned to full practice after taking a veteran rest day on Wednesday. Starting right tackle Mike McGlinchey (knee) was also a full-goer Thursday.

In an encouraging turn of events, former starting center Luke Wattenberg, who was on injured reserve, went from limited Wednesday to full use Thursday. The Broncos did that the clock started about bringing him back.

Rush linebacker Drew Sanders, who started practicing again this week after months on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, it has failed to advance beyond its limited eligibility. It could be a week or two before the Broncos put him back on the roster.

The Broncos and Chiefs kick off at 11 a.m. Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. We’ll pass on Friday’s final injury report for clarity on the injured Chiefs we’ve been monitoring all week.

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