Chiefs make MULTIPLE moves... Major Injury Updates | Kansas City Chiefs News

Here's the big news to go over today as the Kansas City Chiefs have made multiple moves and ahead of their big game upcoming, they have made interesting moves, including a new signing. They got a linebacker coming back from a knee injury and also just signed a rookie that the Texans recently let go. On their own, these moves may not look super impactful, but put them together and it will tell you what this team is planning for Sunday night. And one of the signings is better than fans think. And we also have some big injury updates that came out, including one very interesting one. Folks, you're going to want to stay tuned for all that and more on this episode. Let's start with the moves. They have officially designated Cooper McDonald to return to practice, which is some very good news, but they also signed linebacker Aiden Fisher to the practice squad while waiving Cam Jones and terminating the practice squad contract of running back Nate Carter. So Cam Jones comes off the 53-man roster, and that's the spot that Cooper McDonald is going to take up whenever they decide to activate him on the practice squad front Nate Carter's spot goes to Aiden Fisher and since the practice squad only holds 16 players plus one international exception somebody always has to go and that's what happens here for a team as good as the Chiefs who are 5-0 you have Kenneth Walker dominating you have Patrick Mahomes these are of course mainly depth moves but still very very important as we've seen over the past few seasons and when you're 5-0 you're not making big moves to fix something or to drastically change the team you're making them for depth and to make sure nothing goes drastically wrong. Let's start with the good news, Cooper McDonald. Let's talk about him a little bit. So he went undrafted back in 2025, where he played at Washington and then San Diego State, then TCU, and the Chiefs signed him after a rookie minicamp tryout. As a rookie last season, as we know, he played all 17 games with one start, 25 combined tackles, and one tackle for a loss. Then in week one this year, September 14th against the Broncos, he hurt his knee on a special teams play and had to be helped off the field. It was very unfortunate, obviously, but just two days later, he was put on the injured reserve, which means at least four games out, and we haven't seen him since. And now the Chiefs have officially designated him to return, which opens a 21-day window to put him back on the 53-man roster. And then yesterday, he was finally a limited participant in his first practice back. I'm actually very excited to see what Cooper McDonald can do this year. The AZ Sports recently called him a key special teamer and the team's top option at SAM linebacker. He's 6'3", 240 pounds, and he ran a 4.6640 before the draft. That's the size and the speed this team wants running down on kickoffs and punts. And he's going to be, I expect, a very, very important and kind of core piece to this special teams going forward. Now, let's keep in mind, designated to return doesn't mean he definitely will play Sunday. But of course, you don't waive a linebacker the same day unless you have one you would assume coming back, or at least on the brink of a return. Let's dive into the next move. Cam Jones, he came out of Indiana undrafted back in 2023. The Chiefs signed him. He played all 17 games back in 2023. And of course, he got a ring from Super Bowl 58. And it was very, very exciting that year, as we all know. But then it got bumpy. The Chiefs waived him back in August of 2025. The Jets claimed him the next day. He signed with the Giants. He's been moving around back in August. He was cut at the final cuts and i think we covered it on the channel here so it's been an up and down road for Cam Jones and now one week in the 53 man roster the team has waived him he just turned 27 years old not a huge deal at the end of the day he's going to be somebody who's going to be bounced around a lot so it is what it is it's um it's the way this goes now replacing him is a new guy that the Chiefs signed that i actually find very interesting and that is Aiden Fisher he is only 22 years old. He's six foot one, 231 pounds. He started at James Madison, then followed coach Kurt Cignetti to Indiana. And at Indiana, he was a first team All-American just a couple of years ago in 2024. And then again in 2025. And between two schools, he made over 300 tackles in 51 college games. And then in January, he was a national champion when Indiana took down Miami 27 to 21 in the title game. And in that game, Fisher had four tackles and even a sack. Back Back at the draft, Houston, the Texans, of course, took him in the seventh round at pick 243. He played three games, mainly on special teams, with 38 snaps and one tackle. And then on October 17th, in order to make room for some of the Texans players who were returning, they let him go. And just three days later, the Chiefs decide to make the move. So they clearly value him. One of the fun parts here is that Khalil Benson, the undrafted rookie who's been starting at left tackle while Josh Simmons is out, won that same national title at Indiana. So the guy protecting Patrick Mahomes' blindside just got a teammate back. And another interesting piece is that a report started to fly comparing Fisher to Drew Tranquil. And remember, Tranquil is in the final year of his contract for the Chiefs. So this may not just be a body for the practice squad. It could be an early look at what comes next at linebacker. Or at the very least, he can showcase a little bit of what he has to offer in case the Chiefs are interested in bringing him back next year. And finally, we got Nate Carter, who I'm not going to dive too much into him, folks. went undrafted in 2025 got into seven games for Atlanta the Chiefs signed him back in September and i mean with a running back room that features mainly of course Kenneth Walker you have Emmett Johnson you have Smith Jaden not you were never going to find space for him so you know it's interesting a quick favorite while we're here if you're enjoying this video make sure to hit the like button folks we're back daily chiefs content is here and if you're excited for the season i want to stay up to date with the latest chiefs news make sure to hit that subscribe button And again, videos every single day, breaking down the latest news, injuries, reports, live streams. Make sure to hit that subscribe button and the like button. Let's dive into the injury report ahead of the game on Sunday, because this is where Sunday really gets interesting. So Wednesday, three Chiefs didn't practice right tackle Jalen Moore with a concussion. You have, of course, Rashee Rice, who is dealing with his hamstring injury and his knee injury, and Josh Simmons. Now, limited participation, you have Travis Kelce, Cooper McDonald, and L'Jarius Sneed dealing still with that knee injury. The good news is, though, multiple players are full go, including Patrick Mahomes, Trey Smith, Connor, and Allen. Let's start with Simmons here. Back in September, of course, Andy Reid said that Simmons has a bulging disc that was affecting the strength in his leg, and he hasn't played a game since the middle of August. Last week, he was limited all three days of practice, and it was kind of a game-time decision. We thought there was a chance maybe he would get in mid-last week, but of course, ultimately decided to hold him out against the Chargers. But on Monday, Andy Reid said that Josh is still probably going to be ramping up as we go, which means he's probably not going to be available this upcoming week. Then on Wednesday, Nate Taylor of The Athletic posted what Reid told reporters before practice, that Moore and Rice wouldn't practice and Josh Simmons, with his bulging disc, will participate. Then he didn't. The official report had him as he did not participate due to the back injury, a second line not injury related, so he missed due to personal reasons. And then later, a team spokesperson called it inadvertent that Simmons was left off of Reid's list of players who wouldn't practice, but not everyone bought that. There were some interesting names out there talking about the Chiefs lying to reporters and how they're changing the story as it goes. I'm not ready to go that far, but it's very interesting. The fact of the matter is, nobody knows what the personal matter is and nobody probably will, but it's not our business right now, right? What matters for Sunday is who's protecting Patrick Mahomes, how Patrick Mahomes is going to do, and just hope that we can get as healthy as possible ahead of the game on Sunday. Who's going to be taking Patrick? That is two backups. You have Khalil Benson, who has been starting at, of course, left tackle. And you have Jalen Moore, who got a concussion against the Chargers. So there's going to be some interesting names coming in. And whether Moore plays or not isn't up to him or the team, it's up to an independent neurologist, apparently. So there's just crazy situations going on all across the team. And at the end of the day, I just want them to get healthy again. You know, Rashee Rice as well. He hurt his hamstring in the first quarter of week four we all know that before that he was looking very solid 13 catches 190 yards and Reid gave an update on Wednesday saying that he's getting better as we go day by day so that helps folks we all know they desperately need him but in the meantime you have Jalen Royals you have Andrew Armstrong you have Allen they've been picking up the snaps but realistically folks if this team wants to make the playoffs of course they will I would assume and win the Super Bowl again you're gonna need Rashee Rice on the other side of things Seattle they had three linebackers mispractice which is actually interesting Drake Thomas Connor OlCuhn and Chaz Surratt so you know they do have Charbonnet who's going to be available and coming back from a torn ACL so that's going to be interesting to see how the uh see if the Chiefs defense matches up there but tons of moves all the way around and something to keep an eye out later this afternoon will be whether Rice or Simmons get in the field in any form and how they look so folks are you worried about Sunday night obviously the Chiefs right now are five and oh Mahomes is playing well Kenneth Walker is playing out of his mind it's going to be a wild game a wild atmosphere and ultimately the Chiefs made multiple moves here and they look like small moves on the surface but as we all know throughout a season it gets long every one of these games matter and hopefully Rasheed Rice can make his return and hopefully of course Simmons as well comes back so tell me in the comments who's the bigger loss on Sunday if he can't go is it Josh Simmons or is it Rashee Rice I think I'm going to know most of your guys's answers but let me know down below and if you're new here make sure to subscribe We're talking about every single Chiefs move, every single bit of Chiefs news, every single day. Comment, what are your thoughts on Aiden, the new signing? Do you think he's actually going to have an impact? It may not be a massive impact, but it's definitely going to be some sort of impact. Thank you guys for watching, folks. See you guys in the next one.