Getty Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has been placed on the injured reserve ahead of NFL Week 11.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is headed to the injured reserve ahead of Week 11 with a knee injury, according to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, among others.
“Sources: Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is expected to miss 3-4 weeks and is likely headed to injured reserve with a left knee injury,” Pelissero first reported on X.
Not long after, NFL Network colleague Ian Rapoport provided some more information on the very unexpected and abrupt IR designation.
“Chiefs K Harrison Butker is expected to have surgery to trim his meniscus in his left knee, per source,” Rapoport informed. “That’s why he’s headed to IR, though he’ll be back for the home stretch and playoffs.”
In a corresponding move, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that the Chiefs are signing kicker Spencer Shrader off the New York Jets’ practice squad.
Butker will miss a minimum of four games after being placed on IR, meaning Kansas City will be without him for matchups against the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers.
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Michael Obermuller covers the NFL and NHL for Heavy.com, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus include the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins, as well as the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. An NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate, his previous bylines include FanDuel's The Duel, King Fantasy Sports and Pro Football Mania. More about Michael Obermuller
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