Travis Kelce gave the Chiefs a scare on Sunday, but he finished the game against the Chargers and, according to Andy Reid, did it while dealing with an ankle injury.
The moment came early enough to turn heads: Kelce hit the turf and appeared to turn his right ankle on a tackle from Daiyan Henley. Not long after, cameras showed him on the sideline getting the ankle examined, worked on and taped. The NFL on CBS Sports shared the scene on X, and Kelce wound up staying on the field the rest of the way.
Kansas City handled business anyway, rolling past Los Angeles 22-6. Afterward, Reid confirmed that Kelce was not fully healthy, even if he kept playing through it.
“Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Jaylon Moore has a concussion, Travis Kelce played through an ankle injury, Jalen Royals was checked for a concussion but he was OK and Kingsley Suamataia got kicked in the calf,” Chiefs beat writer Pete Sweeney of The Kansas City Star shared on social media.
Reid did not get into specifics on how serious the ankle issue might be, but the update at least confirmed Kelce was battling something.
Before the game was over, former NFL team doctor David Chao weighed in on X with his read from the video.
“By video, mild right high eversion ankle sprain,” he said. “Possible to tape and return.”
That’s exactly what happened. Kelce got taped, came back, and finished the night. There’s still no word on whether he’ll be available for the Chiefs’ Week 7 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, though Reid didn’t suggest he was headed for a long absence.
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