More help is on the way for the Kansas City Chiefs; the two-time defending Super Bowl champions have opened the 21-day practice window for kicker Harrison Butker to return from injured reserve, according to Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest on December 11.
The Chiefs placed Butker on IR on November 14 due to a left knee injury. While on IR, Butker had surgery to trim the meniscus in his left knee, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Butker was never expected to be sidelined longer than the four weeks he was required to stay on IR, so being activated in Week 15 — which is the first week he was eligible to return from IR — falls in line with his original timeline.
Matthew Wright, who has been the latest kicker to replace Butker in Kansas City’s lineup, has filled in admirably over the last two games. He has made 8-of-9 field goal attempts over that timeframe as well as 2-of-2 PATs.
Thanks to his efforts against the divisional-rival Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football (4-0f-4 field goal attempts, 1-0f-1 PATs), Wright was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 15.
Butker, who signed a four-year, $25.6 million extension with the Chiefs this offseason, could return to the starting lineup as soon as Sunday, when Kansas City travels to face the Cleveland Browns.
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