JuJu Smith-Schuster leaves the KC Chiefs vs. 49ers game with a hamstring injury

The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver room appears to be getting even smaller. Veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster sat out Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter due to a hamstring injury. Smith-Schuster’s participation on Sunday was officially questionable due to “hamstring cramps” he suffered during practice on Thursday.

“Yeah, I think he’ll be fine,” head coach Andy Reid said of Smith-Schuster on Friday.

Later in his media release on Friday, Reid was later asked if the Chiefs would use a practice squad raise on one of their reserve wide receivers (Justyn Ross, Nikko Remigio or Montrell Washington), and Reid gave KC the hand since they ultimately didn’t Receivers had made an increase for the showdown on Sunday.

“We’ll see,” Reid said Friday. “I mean, we’re going to list him [Smith-Schuster] In case something comes up, doubtful, but he did well today [Friday]so we’ll see how he does tomorrow. But he was good today.”

If Smith-Schuster is unable to return to San Francisco, the team will be down to four healthy wide receivers: Xavier Worthy, Justin Watson, Mecole Hardman and Skyy Moore.

The Chiefs’ wide receiver issues have been the team’s primary storyline through the first few weeks of the 2024 NFL season. With Rashee Rice almost certainly lost this season and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown reportedly set to be sidelined for at least the majority of the season, Jordan Foote said of Kansas City Chiefs via SI noted a recent report from NFL insiders that indicated the Chiefs “have not been overly aggressive in the market to this point.”

“[This] “Reports suggest Kansas City could handle the current wave of production on offense, but is keeping its eyes open for outside options,” Foote wrote. “After the great performance in Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints, that makes at least some sense.” In that outing, JuJu Smith-Schuster managed more than 100 yards and rookie Xavier Worthy continued to show his development. On the other hand, relying on an injury-prone wideout and a first-year player, along with 35-year-old tight end Travis Kelce, is an incredibly risky proposition.”

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