Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
The Kansas City Chiefs will be without rookie defensive lineman Ethan Downs in 2026 after the former Oklahoma Sooners standout sustained a serious left knee injury at training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Downs signed with Kansas City as an undrafted free agent earlier this year and was considered a dark-horse candidate to make the Chiefs' 53-man roster in a dual role as a pass rusher and special teams contributor.
Veteran beat writer Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest was among the first reporters to break the news of Downs' disappointing injury in a post to Twitter on July 28, just days after Kansas City's rookies reported to training camp:
Chiefs DE Ethan Downs torn the ACL in his left knee, per source.
Downs was a strong candidate to make the roster as depth at edge rusher as well as a multiple phase special teams player. He and R Mason Thomas were teammates at Oklahoma.
— Matt…
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