I don't use this phrase often but... that's a Dad joke.

Well he has taken a lot of hits over the years. Eventually it will catch up to him. Is this the year? Hope not but maybe.

Either way Chiefs just need to lineup w what they got and go to war.

That said hope he is OK and comes back asap!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jason Kelce says brother Travis sustained a bone bruise and is dealing with swelling after hyperextending his knee Tuesday. <a href="https://t.co/6wPSvJRhud">https://t.co/6wPSvJRhud</a></p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattderrick/status/1699391950049169670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The kneecap ghost will pay

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Thanks Dirk.

Damn man I wanna know how this happens at practice without contact. Hopefully he's alright.

Vegas is going to feast on the wagers made in reaction to this.

For people who didn't listen to the Jason Kelce spot, he ends it by saying that they're gonna wait to see how bruised the bone is when the swelling is down, but "I think he's gonna be good to go. I really do." Obviously he's not a doctor and has little clue, but at least we can gauge that Travis himself doesn't see this as anything that's going to be a major more medium term impediment this season.

About as good as the news could be thus far.

If Kelce doesn't go, Noah Gray will get over 75 yards and a TD.

There's nothing wrong with Gray other than he's TE2 on a team that has Travis Kelce on it.

Sounds like a pain management type injury, which is great, but I really hope the staff exercises caution against the player's desire to play. This isn't Mahomes in the 2nd half of a playoff game. Let's ensure Kelce is healthy in January.

Yup, I would be shocked if Kelce plays. It's absolutely not the team's MO to rush guys out there in these situations and certainly not someone as important (and old) as Kelce.

I wonder if Jason meant “good to go” for Thursday or just more generally in the long term..

Same. Knees are finicky joints and I sure as heck wouldn't want to see the Chiefs rush Kelce back out on the field. Team needs him around for the season.

I will ask him on Facebook bud, normally people don't really respond or I have the wrong person (often.)

If I hear back, I will PM you.

Sit him, season is too long and Kelce is too important. Noah has to step up.

Play him more snaps

Not Jody Fortson, though!

Brilliant move.

Another TE steps up, dominates for 4-5 games, we flip him for picks when the GOAT returns.

yeah I mean Kelce isn't going to be around forever. If Noah Gray can step up and produce, good. If he sucks well then you know that's one more position you need to fix. I'm not too worried. This is like the first time Kelce has missed a game due to injury in forever.

Sad thing is people are going to be gunning for that knee now for the remainder of the season. There's going to be one or two defenders on every team that will love to go low on him in hopes of knocking him out and some defensive coordinators that will instruct them to do it.

Wouldn't be surprised if he plays. Travis is a tough sob. Big reason he's never out. It's not just luck. That's said I hope they sit him.

If this happens (and I think you're absolutely correct that it will be attempted) Reid better take a break from his little nice guy act and end their QBs season, whoever it might be.

If it's just a bone bruise, there's no way he doesn't play.

Rapsheet said it’s a bone bruise. Kelce should be good to go! It’s gonna hurt like hell but he should be good to go!

Zero percent chance he should not take the 10 days rest.

Lions are paper tigers.

No Jones, line doesn't move.
No Kelce, line moves.

You paying attention, Chris?

Jason Kelce actually suffered the exact same injury as him and he didn’t miss any games. He tried kicking a piece of wood in half

I'm not willing to say something like this YET... but everyone needs an opportunity to prove it. This could be Gray's.

This is how I'm feeling. I think Travis lobbies to play and the medical staff allows it if they can get the swelling down. KC medical staff has a pretty good history with treatment so I'm cautiously optimistic. I think you see him play ~30% of snaps early in the game to see how the knee reacts and, if it's good they let him rip in the 2nd half.

I also think the 10 days of rest on the backside of this will turn out to be a huge blessing for 87 instead of 7 days.

AMATEUR INTERNET MOTHA****IN' DOCTOR FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!

Y'all out here calling a time of death while I'm just nailing diagnoses.

And O.City calls himself a doctor.....pft.

What time is the 2nd MRI today?

Dude is gonna play LMAO

Don't play him. I wanna see the Chiefs WR's ball.

Jason says if they can get the swelling down Travis will be good to go!

If the MRI doesn't show anything structural - he'll play.

Because at that point it really would be just pain management. He can't make it worse, unless the worry is that by trying to compensate he subjects the other knee to heightened risk of injury (or by going less than 100% he opens himself up to be the nail rather than the hammer).

O.City had him dead and buried!

You want a proper medical diagnosis, he's clear you call the ****ing lawyers...

I don't follow how a hyperextended knee translates to a bone bruise. Did part of the end of the femur hit the top of the fibia/tibia?

Pitch count?

Is it worth it to suit him up even if it's mostly as a decoy. Even if we come out in the first half and he's out there on obvious pass downs to draw double teams and attention...

Is it worth him suiting up for that? And before the comments come in... obviously if there is significant chance of re-injury just sit him.

Ya tibial condyle , depending on severity it could take months to heal or if it’s not deep just be mildly uncomfortable, he could play tomorrow or miss few weeks , like most medical issues ,It depends

I want him to play because there is no way they would play him if there is any increased risk involved with what happened yesterday. If they play him, that means he isn't just good enough to go I think, it means he is far far beyond that point and there is literally no justification in sitting him.

Nice short video that explains it all:

https://youtu.be/5crgRms3RAk?si=LanOj9LjfN91pLr0

Yeah, why rush? Sit him and the bone bruise has two weeks to heal and doesn't linger all season. Mahomes has got this.

It will suck if we lose on national TV/SB banner reveal etc. to the Lions but keep the eyes on the prize. SB'S Back to Back.

No sure how much you can reduce bone bruise pain with freezing , if he plays I would not be surprised he was wearing brace , if I was the trainer I would probably sit him this week , they do have access to things normal people don’t so they could get the swelling down pretty quickly

I'm literally fapping right now!!

right on cue

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealSkipBayless</a> says Travis Kelce has helped make Patrick Mahomes �� <a href="https://t.co/VexkiSL9H9">pic.twitter.com/VexkiSL9H9</a></p>&mdash; UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) <a href="https://twitter.com/undisputed/status/1699428897115230471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As we've found out over the years, you are significantly more at risk of injury if you play and are not healthy especially when it has to do with joints, knees, tendons etc. Your body will overcompensate and injure itself accordingly. I think it is going to be very difficult to win the Super Bowl without Travis Kelce. Kelce might be better at his position than Mahomes is at his. Mahomes has never not had Travis Kelce. You don't risk it at this point and I really, really hope he sits this one.

A lawyer spends a little time in the hospital and suddenly becomes the O.City of orthopedics.... :bolt:

What a clown. :o)

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We know he hyperextended his knee and even if his ACL has no structural damage there is still risk. When we are talking about bone bruising or an injury to the capsule around the knee things that themselves can be multi week absences as the swelling calms down and as pain improves. Even if no structural damage in terms of the ligaments and minisci. If you have persistent pain from a bone bruise where the front end of the joint bumps together really hard from the hyperextension. That pain can inhibit the function of your muscles around your knee and impair the ability to protect the ligaments in the knee.

I just watched a video from Brian Sutterer MD on YouTube. I'm sure he knows 99% more than most of us know. He said he would be very surprised it Kelce played but would be optimistic long term for the season.

HOLD HIM OUT

I refuse to give that guy anymore clicks. He has become insufferable and his "bad cop" schtick is worn out.

Amazing that people keep promoting their content for them and giving them clicks that directly put money in their pockets as a reward for saying things like that

Did Sutterer examine Kelce, or at least get his hands on video of the incident?

If the training staff gives a green light and Kelce feels up to it, he can and will play.

I went to OCity for a root canal…..

But I ended up with two new knees! Now that’s service!!!

Jason Kelce’s interview made it sound like he’s going to go. Said no damage, just dealing with pain.

And that pain is a reason it becomes exponentially easier to re-injure that area. You don't want to **** with knees.

If it’s only pain management, expect him to play. Mahomes set a high bar with that and would never let Kelce live it down if he chose not to play over pain.

That pain can inhibit the function of your muscles around your knee and impair the ability to protect the ligaments in the knee.

I seriously want to punch Skip in the face…

Won’t disagree. Just saying that Mahomes set a high bar that Kelce would want to meet. Now if the training staff and coaching staff feel that he shouldn’t play due what you are mentioning, then that is different.

Pain isn’t an issue but if it’s the knee he had surgery on I would be more cautious

No problems letting Kelce get a week and a half of rest if there's any call for that. This is just an NFC game in week 1

Yeah, you gotta protect guys like kelce and mahomes who would need an asteroid to hit them to get them off the field. I trust reid and the trainers on this. Main concern for me is if he overcompensates in his movements to manage the pain. To some extent you have to kind of trust Travis to tell them exactly how he’s feeling.

He can rest. Do not worry. We have Richie James. Richie James is so good he got Danielle Jones an 81M contract.

I don’t disagree with the idea of resting him at all.

But I also trust Andy and Co to not unnecessarily put him in a bad spot.

That said, it’s an NFC game we should still win. Not worth causing a long-term injury. I’d guess if he plays it will be on a limited basis.

I’m not worried. Reid and mahomes have a huge edge game 1 purely from preparation and because Reid can design masterful gameplans to cover up short term warts. Harder in game 2 as teams adjust.

And if we lose, 1 loss ain’t gonna break a team that always wins their division. I’d take 1 loss over losing kelce all season. But no worries, because we won’t lose this game and we won’t lose kelce

Richie James is at least as good as JuJu in this offense with Reid and Mahomes.

Mark it. He'll take a starting job by the end of the year.

This ain't the SB. He reinjures or compromises another part pf the weakened knee.... ends up missing 6 weeks. For what? The Lions?

Wbf

I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS

We'll be fine.

Yeah and he just spent the last two weeks masterfully gamplanning around a player that likely won't be there tomorrow. Just sayin'. Not saying I'm trippin', but we shouldn't take these things for granted.

Would Be Fries

THANK YOU NOW IBF

This ain't the playoffs, it's the beginning of a very long season.

Pain manages Kelce

WBF TBH

Won't Be Forgotten

Rest in Peace, King...