Arrowhead Pride
Speaking to reporters as the Kansas City Chiefs began their week of preparation for the season finale — a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders this Sunday afternoon — head coach Andy Reid was happy there were no significant injuries to report in the wake of last Thursday’s 20-13 loss to the Denver Broncos.
“I think we came out of the game injury-free,” said Reid, “so we’re headed in the right direction there.”
But then Reid explained that right guard Trey Smith could be one caveat to that report.
“[He] was the only one that was just working through his ankle — and we’ll see how he does, coming up here. But for the most part, we made it through OK.”
Later, Reid said he would “most likely” hold Smith out of Sunday’s game.
It’s safe to assume, though, that third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun will get the start against the Raiders.
“He’ll get a normal week of work,” said Reid. “[I] look forward to seeing what he does with that. He did a nice job last week of getting everything together and organized in his mind. [He] was able to manage the game.”
But Reid said that Oladokun will once again have to do that on his own. While injured quarterback Patrick Mahomes is back in the building, he’s focused on coming back from his knee injury — rather than attending meetings or observing practices. He probably won’t fly to Las Vegas for the game, either.
Reid, however, will be there — and intends to be at all of next season’s games, too.
“I think I’m coming back,” he said of the possibility of returning in 2026. “If they’ll have me back, I’ll come back. You never know in this business, so that’s a tough [question]. But I plan on it.”
