Chiefs Could Reportedly Place Tyreek Hill on Injured Reserve With a Designation to Return

The Kansas City Chiefs got banged up in a big way on Sunday during their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and it could leave them without one of their biggest offensive threats.

Wideout Tyreek Hill was taken to a local hospital to get his shoulder examined in a concerning update after the Chiefs' win, and now the team is mulling a few options for him.

Update on injuries from Jacksonville: #Chiefs may take a couple days before deciding WR Tyreek Hill’s fate, with options ranging from missing a few games to IR/designated to return. … #Jaguars QB Nick Foles’ surgery is this morning, and he’ll be placed on IR/to return afterward.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 9, 2019

Hill could stand to miss a couple of games or wouldn't be able to return until after Week 8. That's a sizable difference, but the good news is that Kansas City managed to score 40 points without Hill for over three quarters against one of the league's top defenses.

Considering he just signed a lucrative contract extension, it'd probably be best to be cautious.

Uh... the IR, means half the season. So 3-8 weeks, I'd say that's ranging. https://t.co/sCqAiNyXxQ
— Jacob Albracht (@KWCHJacob) September 9, 2019

Hill's uncommon sternal clavicular injury is a concerning one given the complications, so Chiefs fans shouldn't be shocked if he hits injured reserve.

Explanation from #Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder on Tyreek Hill’s hospitalization for a shoulder injury. pic.twitter.com/jEa54w2dR9
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 8, 2019

With Sammy Watkins exploding onto the scene, Hill's absence may not be as bad as initially thought.