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Clyde Edwards-Helaire is back for Kansas City.

Per the NFL’s daily transaction wire, the Chiefs have activated Edwards-Helaire off of the non-football injury list to the 53-man roster.

Related players: Kareem Hunt, Samaje Perine, Carson Steele, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Edwards-Helaire returned to practice earlier this month and had been dealing with physical effects stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder, including nausea and vomiting, the story said. With Hunt seemingly taking over the RB1 role, there could be a path for CEH to get back to an RB2 role, jumping ahead of Perine and Steele. The Chiefs seem to trust CEH, and HC Andy Reid was quoted in the story saying, "We're awful glad to have him here."

Raiders HC Antonio Pierce said Aidan O'Connell will be the starting QB against the Steelers this Sunday.

Related Players: Gardner Minshew

Do not, under any circumstance, start O'Connell in Week 6.

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice will have surgery on Tuesday to determine the extent of the knee injury that he suffered eight days ago. Via multiple reports, he got some good news on Monday.

Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Rice might have avoided a torn ACL. He nevertheless needs to have an LCL repair.

As Rapoport characterizes it, Rice’s season “is expected to be over.” Separately, Rapoport says that Rice could miss “potentially three months” due to the LCL repair. That timeline would not end his season.

Related players: Xavier Worthy, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Watson, Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore, Travis Kelco

The news is starting to get a little more clear for Rice. Best case seems to be a return for the playoffs in three months. As the story said, Rice has eight felony accounts lurking. Florio went on to say that now that Rice will be sidelined due to injury, it makes sense to resolve the charges and take the suspension this year. While he would still lose his game checks, he would not lose the ability to play any more games than the injury will cause him to miss, the story pointed out.

If the Raiders are going to make a quarterback switch this week, head coach Antonio Pierce wasn’t ready to say so during his Monday news conference.

“Yeah, just keep evaluating the film, evaluating everything from scheme, players — everything,” Pierce said. “So, we’re still doing that upstairs, currently.”

Related players: Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell

Minshew was benched for O’Connell late in the third quarter. Minshew finished the game 12-of-17 for 137 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions — one of which was returned 100 yards by Pat Surtain for a pick six, the story went on to say.

There remains hope that Rashee Rice could return this season and be sidelined six to eight weeks, according to league sources, but nothing will be determined until early next week at the earliest. It is difficult to know how realistic it is that Rice could return this season, although the Chiefs have not given up hopes of that possibility yet.

The Chiefs will likely be in the market for another WR, but first want to know the status of Rice, which could come later today. The story said Rice will undergo a knee procedure, according to league sources. Schefter said the Chiefs were interested in DeAndre Hopkins before he signed with the Titans. Schefter suggested if the Jets trade for Davante Adams, other WRs from the Jets could be available. The Chiefs are not expected to be a candidate for Adams because of salary cap reasons as well as the Raiders likely not wanting to trade Adams within the AFC West.

Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell replaced Gardner Minshew during the third quarter against Denver.

Minshew threw two interceptions and had only 137 yards in what became a long day for the Raiders. O’Connell hasn’t fared much better, throwing an interception of his own as Denver took total control Sunday.

The Chiefs place WR Rashee Rice on IR as he awaits more info; Giants WR Malik Nabers faces an uphill battle this week; Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (high-ankle) likely misses time.

Related Players: Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson

Rapoport continues that "it's mild, though he is likely to miss some time," and it would "be a surprise" if we see him suit up in Week 5. Bad news ahead of a great matchup against this Jaguars team that seems to be circling the drain already. Fire Sermon up as a fringe RB2/3 if Taylor is forced to sit.

Chiefs now have placed wide receiver Rashee Rice on injured reserve, meaning he’s out a minimum of four games.

Related Players: Xavier Worthy, Mecole Hardman, Juju Smith-Schuster, Travis Kelce, Justin Watson

It may be tough to hold Rice on your bench for a month, but he needs to be held on to in most league sizes. Kelce and Worthy figure to get the biggest bump, but keep an eye on the usage of the other ancillary pieces here in Week 5.

Kareem Hunt could be the Chiefs’ starter Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. If that happens, Carson Steele would be the primary backup, an option on short-yardage plays, and seven-year veteran Samaje Perine would remain in his role as the third-down back.

The story said the Chiefs will likely need Hunt to provide consistent production in the next several games to help stabilize the offense with all the injuries on that side of the ball. The 29-year-old Hunt will need to prove his legs are still fresh, and if he can, he may be the top option at RB for the team. If Hunt is still on your waiver wire, he's a must-add.

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is feared to have suffered a torn ACL during Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Rice was going for a tackle on a runback after an interception and was hit in the knee among a group of players. It's another huge blow to the Chiefs offense as Rice was the main weapon through the first month of the season and the team already losing Hollywood Brown. Travis Kelce finally had a solid game and while he'll continue to see more targets, the Chiefs now really need someone else at receiver to step up, whether that's Xavier Worthy or Mecole Hardman or even JuJu Smith-Schuster. Rice will get an MRI but the news doesn't look good. Head coach Andy Reid even said during the game to CBS' Tracy Wolfson that the injury didn't look good.