The Chiefs will be without JuJu Smith-Schuster for Sunday’s game against the Chargers after ruling the veteran receiver out with a concussion, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Friday.
Smith-Schuster, who did not practice this week, has been in concussion protocol since last Sunday when he took a vicious hit from Jaguars safety Andre Cisco in the second quarter of the Chiefs’ eventual 27–17 victory. The 25-year-old needed assistance from teammates as he walked to the Kansas City sideline, and was ruled out for the remainder of the game shortly thereafter.
Smith-Schuster’s injury will temporarily halt what has been a promising season for the former Steelers star in first season playing with Patrick Mahomes and the dynamic Chiefs’ offense.