Jan 21, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills running back James Cook (4) rushes the ball against Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu (90) in the first half of the 2024 AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images The Kansas City Chiefs activated running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu off injured reserve on Thursday ahead of Friday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Pacheco, Kansas City’s starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team’s victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2.
Omenihu, a defensive lineman, has yet to make his season debut. He has been recovering from a torn ACL sustained in last season’s AFC Championship Game victory against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Chiefs (10-1) also ruled out rookie kicker Spencer Shrader (right hamstring) and listed linebacker Cam Jones (illness) as questionable after he missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday but was a full participant Thursday.
Game-day elevations were kicker Matthew Wright and tight end Anthony Firkser.
Pacheco, 25, rushed for 135 yards with a touchdown and caught seven passes for 54 yards in two games before the injury. He has accumulated 2,328 yards from scrimmage with 15 touchdowns in 33 games (26 starts) since Kansas City drafted him in the seventh round in 2022.
Omenihu, 27, had seven sacks in 11 games (one start) in his first season with the Chiefs in 2023. He has 18.5 sacks in 72 career games (11 starts) with the Houston Texans (2019-21), San Francisco 49ers (2021-22) and Kansas City. He was a fifth-round pick by Houston in 2019.
Shrader, 25, did not practice this week. Formerly with the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets this season, he has played in two games for the Chiefs as a replacement for injured starter Harrison Butker (knee), who is on IR, and was 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts and 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts.
–Field Level Media
