Travis Kelce missed Kansas City Chiefs’ defeat to Detroit Lions in NFL season opener but is making progress ahead of Sunday’s clash with Jacksonville Jaguars, live on Sky Sports; Chris Jones has signed new deal with the Chiefs and could also figure against Jaguars
Last Updated: 12/09/23 12:00am
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is making progress, says head coach Andy Reid
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones could return for the team’s game against Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Kelce hyperextended his knee in training last week and missed the reigning Super Bowl champions’ 21-20 defeat to Detroit Lions but head coach Andy Reid says the 33-year-old’s fitness is improving.
Reid said: “Travis is getting better. We’ll see how he does the rest of today or tomorrow and we’ll go from there.”
Chiefs also announced that Chris Jones had agreed to a new one-year deal that should put him in line to play against the Jaguars.
Jones had taken his contract holdout into the regular season and watched the season opener alongside his agents from a suite inside Arrowhead Stadium.
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said in a statement: “Chris is an elite player in this league and over the last seven years he’s really developed into a leader on our team.
“He’s been instrumental to our success and Super Bowl championship runs and it was a priority for us to keep him in a Chiefs uniform.”
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Highlights of the Detroit Lions’ win over Kansas City Chiefs during Week One of the NFL season.
Kadarius Toney, meanwhile, had several of the eight drops by Kansas receivers during the defeat to Detroit.
Reid added: “We’ll get the receiving things taken care of. I feel good about the receivers we have.
“We are not normally guys that drop the ball but we did and we have to fix it. I think there is talent that will just keep improving as they continue to play. I have seen them do it before. I think we’ll get that worked out.
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“We’ve all got to do better. That’s the thing I took out of this. Whether it’s coaching, it’s playing, the O-line, the D-line – we can all take something out of this game and get better at it.
“There were spurts of good and there were spurts of not-so good, and we were in position to win the game. Normally we do that and we did not.”
Chiefs’ game with Jaguars is live on Sky Sports Action from 5pm on Sunday, with coverage also on Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm