Obviously, heading into the playoffs you don’t want to suffer any injuries. He was blitzing from the free safety position and crumpled to the ground after planting while pressuring Philip Rivers. It's time to see Northwestern's Greg Newsome as a first-round cornerback, Chiefs engaged in pre-draft conversations with Kansas State EDGE Wyatt Hubert, Chiefs free agent outlook: OT Mike Remmers, Updated Chiefs draft picks following compensatory pick announcement, Texas Tech soccer officially offers scholarship to Sterling Skye Mahomes. By Charles Goldman The availability of second-year S Juan Thornhill, one of the team’s biggest surprises as a rookie in 2019, remains a question mark as he works … Please check your email for a confirmation. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Rookie safety Juan Thornhill, who has quickly become a staple of the team’s secondary, was carted off the field in Sunday’s game after suffering some sort of non-contact injury. The big news of the day is that the Chiefs welcomed two players back to practice. Now, Schwartz is slated to have surgery to repair the issue and he expects to be healthy in 2021. It wasn't expected to keep him out long, but eventually, he was placed on injured reserve and never returned. For some of those players, the future in Kansas City looks bright. Kansas City Chiefs Analysis Tyrann Mathieu says Juan Thornhill is still battling back from his injury The Chiefs’ star safety seemed to confirm Andy … How does release of Eric Fisher, Mitchell Schwartz impact Chiefs' salary cap? He was unable to put any weight on his injured leg when he was helped off the field. For others, the injury could mark the end of their time with the team. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); Kansas City Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill suffered a non-contact leg injury on a scoring play in the first half of Week 17 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Thornhill has been ruled out with this knee injury. Juan Thornhill picks off Derek Carr and returns it 46 yards for the touchdown. This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Kansas City Chiefs or NFL Properties LLC. He was helped off the field by the training staff and loaded into the cart to head to the locker … Juan Thornhill has been downgraded to out. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 29, 2019. Rick Burkholder provided Veach with some notes on those and it seems to be optimistic that Patrick Mahomes, Mitchell Schwartz and even Eric Fisher will be available to start the 2021 NFL season. The Chiefs aren’t exactly lacking for safety help, especially with Kendall Fuller playing there now. Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach spoke to the media for the first time this offseason ahead of free agency and the 2021 NFL draft. Despite being a rookie, his contributions have been a huge part of the Chiefs’ defensive resurgence. After missing Super Bowl LIV, Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill and defensive end Alex Okafor will play in Super Bowl LV. He’s been a key part of that defense. If Thornhill’s season is in fact over, he’ll have nothing to regret about his rookie campaign. Thornhill, of course, has been a starter in Kansas City’s offense since Week 1. The team has yet to confirm the severity of Thornhill’s injury and it stands to reason that he’d have an MRI on Monday to confirm the fears of the team. Juan Thornhill and Tyrann Mathieu was not only a great looking duo to import on paper, but the on-field product somehow exceeded expectations. That’s rarely a good sign when it comes to these knee injuries, but we can hope for the best-case scenario which would be a sprain. December 29, 2019 12:55 pm !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? He played college football at the University of Virginia. Head coach Andy Reid announced Monday that rookie safety Juan Thornhill tore the ACL in … According to a new report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Chiefs fear the worst possible news with Thornhill’s injury. He trained tirelessly throughout the … But in that 16th and final game of the regular season, Thornhill went down with a non-contact injury in the first half, and it turned out to be a torn ACL. Each player has a different outlook for the future depending upon their contract status and their specific injury. Thornhill (knee) has been cleared for full-contact participation in practice, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports. CHIEFS is a registered trademark of the Kansas City Chiefs LLC. In Week 17, rookie safety Juan Thornhill suffered a n on-contact knee injury in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers, later confirmed to be a … The … Sign up for the Chiefs Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Sources: The #Chiefs fear that standout rookie S Juan Thornhill suffered a significant knee injury that will knock him out for the playoffs.