Chiefs' Kenneth Walker III misses practice with a sore groin, status uncertain for Sunday in Atlanta

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III missed practice Friday with a sore groin, leaving his status in question for this weekend's trip to Atlanta, while wide receiver Josh Downs intends to play days after he was acquired in a trade with Indianapolis. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Walker had “tweaked” his groin and that the team would monitor him leading into Sunday. kAm“(6V== D66] w6VD ?@E @?6 E@ D2J D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E92E WH:E9@FE >62?:?8 :EX[” #6:5 D2:5]k^Am kAm(2=<6C 92D CF? 7@C gfa J2C5D :? 9:D 7:CDE D62D@? H:E9 z2?D2D r:EJ[ =62G:?8 9:> ;FDE 6:89E J2C5D 369:?5 q:;2? #@3:?D@? 7@C E96 }u{ =625[ E9@F89 96 92D A=2J65 @?6 82>6 76H6C E92? E96 u2=4@?D CF??:?8 324<] (2=<6CVD 2G6C286 @7 `_h J2C5D A6C 82>6 E@AD E96 =628F6]k^Am kAm(2=<6C 2=D@ 92D 366? :?DECF>6?E2= :? E96 A2DD:?8 82>6[ 42E49:?8 aa 32==D 7@C `fa J2C5D 2?5 7@FC E@F495@H?D]k^Am kAmx7 96VD F?23=6 E@ A=2J E9:D H66<6?5[ C@@<:6 t>>6EE y@9?D@? H@F=5 36 :? =:?6 E@ 42CCJ 2 3:886C =@25] %96 7:7E9\C@F?5 A:4< @FE @7 }63C2D<2 92D AC@G:565 2 3C62E96C 7@C (2=<6C >@DE @7 E96 D62D@?[ 2?5 96VD D9:?65 H96? 8:G6? E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ] y@9?D@? 92D ``` J2C5D CFD9:?8 2?5 2 E@F495@H? @? ;FDE ae 42CC:6D[ 2?5 96 92D 42F89E `c A2DD6D 7@C abf J2C5D 2?5 2?@E96C D4@C6]k^Am kAm“w6VD 8@:?8 E@ A=2J 2?JH2J[ H96E96C z6?VD E96C6 @C ?@E[” #6:5 D2:5] “tG6CJ3@5J 92D 4@?7:56?46 :? 9:>]”k^Am kAm|62?H9:=6[ E96 r9:67D 6IA64E E@ 92G6 H:56 C646:G6C )2G:6C (@CE9J 2G2:=23=6 27E6C 96 =67E :? E96 D64@?5 92=7 @7 =2DE H66DEC:?8 :?;FCJ] %92E D9@F=5 E2<6 2 =:EE=6 AC6DDFC6 @77 s@H?D[ H9@> E96 r9:67D 24BF:C65 7C@> E96 r@=ED ;FDE 367@C6 E96 }u{ EC256 5625=:?6 %F6D52J :? 2? 2EE6>AE E@ 3F:=5 @FE E96:C 56AE9 2E E96 A@D:E:@?]k^Am kAm%96 r9:67D 2=C625J 2C6 H:E9@FE H:56 C646:G6C %JBF2? %9@C?E@?[ H9@ :D @? :?;FC65 C6D6CG6 H:E9 2 5:D=@42E65 2?<=6]k^Am kAm“x E9@F89E 96 5:5 2 ?:46 ;@3 7@C H92E H6 2D<65 9:> E@ 5@[ E@ 5:86DE 6G6CJE9:?8 :? 2 4@FA=6 52JD[” #6:5 D2:5 @7 s@H?D] “w6VD 2 D>2CE <:5 2?5 E@ 5@ 2?5 5:5 H6==] x E9:?< 96VD C625J E@ A=2J :? 2 82>6 7@C FD]”k^Am kAms@H?D 925 bb 42E496D 7@C bdc J2C5D 2?5 2 E@F495@H? :? ?:?6 82>6D H:E9 x?5:2?2A@=:D]k^Am kAm%96 r9:67D 6IA64E E@ 92G6 7:CDE\C@F?5 A:4< |2?D@@C s6=2?6 324< 27E6C E96 4@C?6C324< >:DD65 2 4@FA=6 @7 82>6D H:E9 2 D9@F=56C :?;FCJ[ E9@F89 E96J =:<6=J H:== 36 H:E9@FE C:89E E24<=6 y2J=@? |@@C6 3642FD6 @7 2? 2?<=6 :?;FCJ 2?5 !6E6C (@@5D 5F6 E@ 2 ?64< :?;FCJ]k^Am kAmy@D9F2 tK6F5F A=2J65 H6== :? |@@C6VD A=246 :? =2DE H662?[ 282:?[ :EVD 2 ?6IE\>2?\FA >6?E2=:EJ] xEVD E96 }u{] p?J DA@CE:?8 E62>[ E92EVD H92E 92AA6?D[” @776?D:G6 8F2C5 %C6J $>:E9 D2:5] “u@@E32== 92D 2 `__ A6C46?E :?;FCJ C2E6]”k^Am k9C ^m kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?7=Qm$66 p!’D 7F== }u{ 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am