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Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco left the stadium Sunday on crutches and in a walking boot after durian ankle injury against the Bengals.

Pacheco limped off the sideline during the fourth quarter. He will get X-rays and tests done Monday to find out the extent of the injury. If he misses any time, Carson Steele and Clyde Edwards-Helaire will likely split time in the backfield. Keep a close eye on the results Monday.

The Chiefs are placing WR Marquise "Hollywood" Brown on IR, and he will undergo surgery to repair his dislocated SC joint. After multiple imaging studies, it was determined that, although Hollywood felt better, his injury was not healing correctly. Without corrective surgery, he would risk a more serious long-term injury.

The surgery is scheduled for Monday with Dr. Peter Millett in Vail, CO, and the Chiefs will monitor his rehab progress throughout the season.

Related Players: Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Justin Watson

Looks like the coast is clear for rookie Worthy to try to repeat his Week 1 success. For as long as Brown is out, Worthy and Rice can be loaded up into weekly lineups.

Chiefs say WR Hollywood Brown will not practice again on Thursday. Looking rather grim for his availability this weekend.

Related Players: Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Justin Watson

Looks like the coast is clear for rookie Worthy to try to repeat his Week 1 success. For as long as Brown is out, Worthy and Rice can be loaded up into weekly lineups.

The Chiefs have placed RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the reserve/non-football illness list.

Related players: Isiah Pacheco, Carson Steele, Samaje Perine

As the post points out, it's makes the addition of Perine all that more important to the Chiefs backfield. Reports say CEH is dealing with a mental health issue and he'll at least miss the first four games of the season. Perine could fall right in as the RB2 because of being a change of pace option as well as a passing down option. Steele likely stays as the team's RB3.

Hollywood Brown is out for Thursday's opening game, but could be back for Week 2, per Ian Rapoport.

Related players: Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy

He's almost to the four-week mark, according to Rapoport and can now at least laugh without pain, according to the post. It's no lock he's back for Week 2, and with the Chiefs seemingly fine with their young group of receivers, it's possible Brown is held out again for Week 2. The original timetable was up to six weeks. Rice and Worthy will likely be the Chiefs top-two receivers.

On a conference call, NFL’s Jeff Miller day they are closely monitoring the situation for Chiefs WR Rashee Rice, saying they’ll follow the legal developments.

My read: With his legal situation not yet settled, Rice remains eligible to begin play this season.

Related players: Hollywood Brown, Xavier Worthy, Justin Watson, Skyy Moore

If no changes come soon in Rice's criminal case, there's a very good chance he is eligible through the entirety of the 2024 season. He is currently ranked as a back-end WR2 here at 4for4.

The Chiefs are signing veteran RB Samaje Perine to their active roster.

Related Players: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Carson Steele

This impacts CEH far more than it would seem at first glance. Perine is a legitimate, reliable third-down option, and should be kept in mind for fantasy managers finishing up drafts this weekend.

Running back Elijah Mitchell went on season-ending injured reserve.

Related players: Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason, Isaac Guerendo, Matt Breida

Mitchell can only play this season if the 49ers reach an injury settlement with him and waive him from injured reserve, the story said. Mitchell has struggled to stay on the field but when he has played he's certainly impressed. Mason has had a good camp, according to reports and the team has praised his running style so he'll backup CMC. The team traded up to draft Guerendo, so there's a good chance he has a role this season as well.

The Chiefs are cutting Deneric Prince, per a league source.

Related players: Isiah Pacheco, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Carson Steele

The Chiefs will ride with Pacheco, CEH and Steele as their top-three RBs heading into the season. Steele's play was impressive enough that the team was able to cut Prince as a result.

On a day of players getting cut, here’s a fun story of one guy who made it: RB/FB Carson Steele is on the Chiefs’ initial 53-man roster.

Related players: Isiah Pacheco, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Deneric Prince, Keaontay Ingram

Steele is certainly a name to watch. Pacheco seems like the only safe bet on the roster at RB at this point. Despite the team's use of CEH in the past, someone like Steele could continue the climb up the depth chart and be fantasy relevant. We put him as the team's RB3 at this point. As part of cuts today, the team did let go of Prince.