The Chiefs were already down a starting safety as Chamarri Conner continues to recover from a knee injury. The team\u2019s other starter at the position was pulled before Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the loss, head coach Andy Reid confirmed that safety Alohi Gilman experienced back spasms in pregame warmups. Reid also noted a hamstring injury to reserve defensive end Tyreke Smith, who the team announced as questionable to return in the second half due to a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as the injuries go,\u201d Reid began his postgame remarks, \u201cAlohi, in warmups, had some low back spasms, so he didn\u2019t play. Tyreke Smith tweaked his right hamstring. I\u2019m not sure how bad that is, but it was bad enough that he couldn\u2019t continue on there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Besides Conner and Gilman, 15 other Chiefs players did not appear in the game. Cornerback L\u2019Jarius Sneed has continued to miss time as the Chiefs conservatively manage his recurring knee ailments.<\/p>\n
Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes had already been ruled out earlier in the week as the Chiefs continue monitoring his recovery from a major knee injury suffered in December. Starting left tackle Josh Simmons (back) and right guard Trey Smith (hip) also sat following injuries that kept them off the field in the last stage of training camp. Tackle Kellen Diesch did not play after signing with the Chiefs<\/a> on Thursday. Tight end Mason Pline also did not enter the game.<\/p>\n Wide receivers Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy have not appeared in either preseason game. Rice is coming off of offseason knee surgery, and Kansas City has managed Worthy\u2019s work after a shoulder injury earlier in camp. The Chiefs were light on reinforcements at the position on Saturday as wideouts Jeff Caldwell, Jeff Weimer and Jimmy Holiday all missed Saturday\u2019s game. Caldwell suffered a hyperextended knee late in training camp, while Holiday has been out of action with a quad injury.<\/p>\n