Report: Chiefs Feared Worst for Travis Kelce, Week 2 Status Update

A new report provides the latest timeline for Travis Kelce's potential return and details how serious the Chiefs feared Kelce's injury could have been.

The Kansas City Chiefs offense was almost unrecognizable in the team's Week 1 loss to the Detroit Lions as drops, separation issues and apparent spacing confusion plagued the Chiefs' pass-catchers in the absence of superstar tight end Travis Kelce.

Before the rest of the NFL kicked off on Sunday, NFL insider Jay Glazer detailed Kelce's recovery process, his timeline for Week 2, and an interesting new detail: that the Chiefs, according to Glazer, initially feared that Kelce had suffered a season-ending injury in the last practice before the year began.

"People actually don't know how big of a bullet they missed on Travis Kelce," Glazer began on FOX NFL Sunday. "When it first happened, they actually thought there was a tibial plateau fracture, which is a fracture of the leg which would've put him out for the year. Instead, he just had a really deep bone bruise. They had to pull out 45 cc of blood."

With that said, the Chiefs' initial fears were assuaged and he was ultimately ruled questionable against the Lions before being made inactive on game day.

Then, Glazer detailed the Chiefs' plan for reevaluating Kelce and the process he and the team are going through in order for Kelce to return to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.

"Now, yesterday, they actually put him in his stance and wanted to see if it swelled after, it looked good," Glazer said. "Today, as we speak, he's at the facility working on the muscles around it. That test is passing as well. Tomorrow they're gonna try and run him. As long as it doesn't swell, he'll play next week."

Jay Glazer from Fox NFL Sunday with a Travis Kelce update. #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/763hjCgSWC

— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) September 10, 2023

After an 0-1 start, the Chiefs will prepare to head to Jacksonville for a noon kickoff against the Jaguars on Sunday, September 17.

Read More: NFL Insider Indicates Chiefs Still Love Kadarius Toney, But Have Veteran WR Options Remaining