Running back Charcandrick West, like the majority of people in Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, watched in disbelief as Jamaal Charles writhed on the ground clutching his right knee.
West assumed Charles would simply pop back up, but was soon proven wrong as Charles was helped off the field and into the locker room. The team announced after the 18-17 loss to the Bears that preliminary reports indicate a torn ACL.
“Charles is one of the toughest guys in the NFL, so I was thinking he was gonna get up,” West said. “To see that, it brought tears to my eyes.