Before Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, the Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker had missed four games after tearing the meniscus in his left knee.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City’s special teams coordinator Dave Toub said that while Butker isn’t quite back to 100%, he was close enough that the team had been comfortable bringing him back for the Cleveland game — and releasing Matthew Wright, who filled in during Butker’s absence.
“He’s looked good in practice,” said Toub of Butker. “He looked good before that game.