Chiefs TE Jared Wiley suffered a knee injury in practice Friday. We will get an update from Andy Reid around 1 p.m. but my understanding is that it’s a significant injury.
Wiley is the second tight end Chiefs have lost this week after Jody Fortson torn his ACL vs Raiders.
Originally Posted by xztop123:
Crazy how coping mechanisms of the human mind work.
When we lose a player for the season - we come up with reasons why he wasn’t good.
When we draft a player - we come up with reasons why he’ll be great
Nah, if you’ve been in other threads I’ve posted about Wiley since Week 1, you’d know I’m not a fan. I’ve been saying the game looks too fast for him since late preseason, when he wasn’t even flashing as a backup.
And if you know me, you also know I’m about as glass half full as it gets here. So for me to say I think a guy isn’t any good this early in his career… probably not a good sign but I’d love him to prove me wrong as ever. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch:
Wonder if Steele can step in and do at least some of what Wiley was doing. Wiley ran almost no routes, was almost exclusively a blocker.
Can’t believe none of us thought of this before. Irv Smith was here in training camp and OTA’s so he knows the offense.
He’s currently on Houston’s practice squad. He’s probably getting taken from them and signed to our active roster to replace Wiley. [Reply]
It's a damn shame and a real worry to see us lose a player every fecking week. Hope he has a smooth recovery and bounces back strong next season as he does have decent potential imo..
Hendershot will get a chance now and Veach will have to look for another option somewhere. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Nah, if you’ve been in other threads I’ve posted about Wiley since Week 1, you’d know I’m not a fan. I’ve been saying the game looks too fast for him since late preseason, when he wasn’t even flashing as a backup.
And if you know me, you also know I’m about as glass half full as it gets here. So for me to say I think a guy isn’t any good this early in his career… probably not a good sign but I’d love him to prove me wrong as ever.
But why the need to downplay the guy on a thread about him getting a season ending injury? It's just crass man :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger:
But why the need to downplay the guy on a thread about him getting a season ending injury? It's just crass man :-)
Was the whole thread just gonna be people posting condolences?
At some point the impact on the football team is part of the conversation. [Reply]
This is bad for Wileys long term development but honestly from this seasons perspective this is a blessing in disguise. Only reason Wiley is on the roster and not on the Squad is because he's a 3rd round pick. This will help alot with special team depth and blocking this year [Reply]
