KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs will get starting quarterback Alex Smith back for next Sunday's game against the Carolina while linebacker Justin Houston could play for the first time this season against the Carolina Panthers.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid made the decision that Smith wouldn't play in Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the quarterback was removed twice from the previous game against the Colts with symptoms of a concussion.
Both the Chiefs and Smith said he didn't have a concussion but he was put through the NFL's protocol anyway and deactivated for the Jaguars game as a precaution.