Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones suffered a groin strain in Sunday night’s game, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. After the results of his MRI come in, the Chiefs will know whether Jones will miss games.
Jones, 25, has two sacks through five games this year. Last season, he was phenomenal and finished with a career-high 40 tackles and 15.5 sacks. Pro Football Focus ultimately ranked him fifth among 112 interior defenders, with his pass-rushing score ranking second at the position.
While we wait to hear whether Jones will miss the Chiefs’ Week 6 game against the Texans, or anything beyond that, here’s more from around the NFL:
- Chiefs defensive tackle Xavier Williams has a badly sprained ankle, Rapoport tweets. It’s a certainty that he’ll miss time, but the timetable has yet to be fleshed out.
- Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard is back in the concussion protocol, yet again (Twitter link via The Athletic’s Dan Duggan). This is Shepard’s second concussion this season, so it could be a while before he gets back on the field. Shepard had five catches for 49 yards against the Vikings in Week 5, bringing his season stat line to 25/267/1.
- In more positive Chiefs news: guard Andrew Wylie (ankle) got good news on his Monday X-rays.
Not shocked to hear this about Sterling Shepard. After the attempted catch where the defender landed on his head and actually turned his helmet around, the close up on TV showed he was dazed and out of it. Surprised that after he was taken to the tent for evaluation they let him back in the game.
This is the second time the Giants have let him return to the game after receiving a concussion. Not a good look for both the team and the NFL.
The protocol is simple. A Medical tech asks how many fingers hes holding up. When the player responds its tuesday, hes cleared.