Key Chiefs Injury Hints Return Is Imminent: ‘I Predicted This’

Getty Kansas City Chiefs edge rusher Charles Omenihu appears to be trending toward a Week 13 return.

The Kansas City Chiefs could be getting defensive lineman Charles Omenihu back from a long ACL/knee rehab in Week 13, if his latest X post is any indication.

“I predicted this [expletive],” Omenihu wrote on November 26. “I remember when I would see [expletive] question me and I told my folks just watch how I come back from this [expletive]. Your mind gotta be wired differently to go through certain storms. I’m battle tested [expletive] destined by God.”

Multiple times throughout his recovery, Omenihu predicted that he would make it back onto the football field as a member of the Chiefs in 2024. Now, he appears to be on the verge of doing so.

Omenihu and running back Isiah Pacheco (ankle/fibula) have been on a similar recovery timeline in recent weeks. Both nearly suited up for the first time in months against the Carolina Panthers, by all accounts, but the Chiefs elected to play it safe and wait a little longer.

Omenihu’s post isn’t the only hint that he could be returning versus the Las Vegas Raiders. Kansas City announced several roster moves on November 26, including a few cuts.

The end result was a full practice squad and two open spots on the 53-man roster. Presumably, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach is saving those two spots for Omenihu and Pacheco.