Kansas Metropolis Chiefs operating again Isiah Pacheco is anticipated to land on injured reserve with a fractured fibula sustained in Sunday’s win in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Community reported Monday.
Pacheco had X-rays on his proper ankle after the 26-25 victory and was scheduled to have an MRI on Monday.
Pacheco, 25, was seen with a strolling boot and crutches leaving Arrowhead Stadium.
He left the sport with beneath two minutes remaining after being bent backward throughout a sort out by one defender whereas one other had maintain of his leg throughout a 1-yard run. The harm occurred through the Kansas Metropolis drive that ended with Harrison Butker’s game-ending 51-yard area aim.
After the sport, head coach Andy Reid indicated mentioned he was in wait-and-see mode.
“I do not really know proper now. I’ve simply acquired to see,” Reid mentioned. “They’re doing all of the stuff proper now, so I have never actually had an opportunity to speak to him or something about it.”
Pacheco had 90 yards on 19 carries and caught 5 passes for 21 yards on Sunday. He has a team-high 135 speeding yards via two video games.
Since being drafted within the seventh spherical in 2022, Pacheco has received two Tremendous Bowl championships and racked up 2,328 yards from scrimmage with 15 touchdowns in 33 video games (26 begins). He has one other 635 yards and 4 TDs from scrimmage in seven playoff begins.
Pacheco must miss no less than 4 video games if the Chiefs (2-0) place him on IR. Kansas Metropolis has a bye in Week 6, which means his earliest return could be Oct. 27 at Las Vegas.
Veteran Samaje Perine is listed as Pacheco’s backup on the depth chart however didn’t play on Sunday. Rookie Carson Steele, undrafted out of UCLA, carried seven instances for twenty-four yards in opposition to Cincinnati.
–Subject Degree Media
