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Report: Timeline for Chiefs’ Khalen Saunders revealed

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without defensive tackle Khalen Saunders for a month, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

#Chiefs DT Khalen Saunders, who left their opener early after a dislocated elbow, is expected to be out about a month, source said. There were no fractures and he does not need surgery. Considering the injury, Saunders was pretty fortunate.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2020

Saunders, 24, dislocated his elbow in Kansas City’s opening game against the Houston Texans after playing just eight snaps.