Each practice day of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs release an official injury report leading up to the next game. For the NFL’s season opener, the world champion Chiefs open their title defense against the Detroit Lions on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on “Thursday Night Football” at 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time.
Here is the Chiefs’ first official injury report of the week:
Chiefs
| Player | Ps | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Status |
| Richie James | WR | Knee | LP | - | - | - |
| L'Jarius Sneed | CB | Knee | LP | - | - | - |
| Kadarius Toney | WR | Knee | LP | - | - | - |
| Tershawn Wharton | DT | Knee | LP | - | - | - |
| Nick Allegretti | OL | Pec | FP | - | - | - |
| Nic Jones | CB | Hand | FP | - | - | - |
| BJ Thompson | DE | Hamstring | FP | - | - | - |
Lions
| Player | Ps | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Status |
| Emmanuel Moseley | DB | Knee | LP | - | - | - |
| Isaiah Buggs | DT | Illness | FP | - | - | - |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | S | Hamstring | FP | - | - | - |
| Frank Ragnow | C | Toe | FP | - | - | - |
Some notes
- Of the limited Chiefs’ players — wide receiver Richie James (knee), cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (knee), wide receiver Kadarius Toney (knee) and defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton (knee) — only the injury to James is new information.