{"id":310440,"date":"2025-11-26T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/310440\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:04:07","slug":"chiefs-rg-trey-smith-among-trio-ruled-out-vs-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/310440\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs RG Trey Smith among trio ruled out vs. Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> ruled out three key contributors Wednesday in right guard Trey Smith<\/a>, tight end Noah Gray<\/a> and cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace<\/a> ahead of their Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Dallas Cowboys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Pro Bowler last year, Smith will miss his second game this season after he sustained a sprained right ankle injury Sunday in the comeback win over the Indianapolis Colts<\/a>. Mike Caliendo<\/a>, a three-year veteran, is expected to replace Smith in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n

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“He knows everything [in the system],” offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said Tuesday of Caliendo. “To be able to step in and do the things he did, it’s valuable for us.”<\/p>\n

Gray entered the NFL’s concussion protocol when he sustained a concussion in the fourth quarter against the Colts while making a reception. The Chiefs this season have often used formations featuring either two or three tight ends. Gray’s role will be replaced by Robert Tonyan<\/a>, an eight-year veteran, and Jared Wiley<\/a>, a second-year player who is expected to make his season debut Thursday.<\/p>\n

Roland-Wallace will miss his first game of the season with a back injury. Rookie cornerback Nohl Williams<\/a> is expected to be the Chiefs’ nickel cornerback.<\/p>\n

One positive for the Chiefs is that coach Andy Reid confirmed Tuesday that starting running back Isiah Pacheco<\/a> will return to the lineup for Thursday’s game.<\/p>\n

Pacheco, 26, has been out since Oct. 27, when he sustained a right knee injury in the victory over the Washington Commanders<\/a>. By playing against the Cowboys, Pacheco — along with the injured trio of Smith, Gray and Roland-Wallace — will have 10 days to rest and recover before Week 14, when the Chiefs host the Houston Texans<\/a> for a prime-time game Dec. 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs ruled out three key contributors Wednesday in right guard Trey…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-310440","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}