Chiefs-Texans Wednesday injury report: 4 players missing

Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. In the NFL’s Week 14, Kansas City will host the Houston Texans on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for “Sunday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time.

Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:

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Some notes

• For the Chiefs, the biggest news is the absence of left tackle Josh Simmons, who is not shown on the report. The rookie left last Thursday’s game in Dallas with a wrist injury. On Wednesday, we learned that he has had surgery for a fracture and dislocation of his wrist. The team has placed him on the Reserve/Injured list — and since he is not on the roster, he is not shown on the injury report. Under NFL rules, he will miss at least four games.
• As usual, Reid was noncommittal about the possibility that Simmons could be back for the postseason. “We’ll see how that goes,” he said. “I’ve gotta wait just a little bit on that and see how that goes with his recovery — but there’s always that chance.”
• Three other players were held out of practice. Like Simmons, two of them are starting offensive linemen: right guard Trey Smith (ankle) and right tackle Jawaan Taylor (triceps – knee). Smith missed the Thanksgiving game with the ankle injury he suffered against the Indianapolis Colts. Taylor was injured in Dallas.
• The other missing Kansas City player was cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace (back), who was also injured in the victory over the Colts and missed the road game against the Cowboys.
• For the Texans, five starters did not participate in Wednesday’s practice: right tackle Trent Brown (hand), defensive tackle Tim Settle (foot), defensive end Will Anderson Jr. (chest – shoulder), cornerback Kamari Lassiter (foot) and rookie running back Woody Marks (ankle), who took over from Nick Chubb a few weeks ago.
• On Wednesday, head coach DeMeco Ryans said Anderson, Lassiter and Marks are expected to be available for Sunday’s game. “They’ll all be fine,” he told reporters. “We’ll see how the week goes.”
• Three other players did not participate: rotational defensive tackle Denico Autry (knee), special teams linebacker Jamal Hill (hamstring) and special teams safety Jaylen Reed (forearm).
• Autry is dealing with a lingering injury, but will probably be available to play this weekend. Hill missed Week 13; his status for Sunday is unknown. Reid was a defensive starter in Week 13, but suffered a forearm injury that will require surgery.
• Finally, starting outside linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (knee) was a limited participant on Wednesday.