The Chiefs may have to go another week without their regular kicker.

Head coach Andy Reid told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that Harrison Butker won’t practice on Wednesday, as Kansas City begins to get ready to play Indianapolis.

Related players: Matt Ammendola

Those who saw Butker hit your waiver wire last week and grabbed him this week may have to stash him or come up with another plan. Reid stopped short of saying it's a high ankle sprain, but did mention there is still some swelling that needs to go down. Ammendola would get the kicking duties again if Butker can't go in Week 3. Owners will at least have some notice as Butker and the Chiefs play an early Sunday game at Indy.

Chiefs ruled out kicker Harrison Butker for Thursday night's game vs. the Chargers.

Related players: Matt Ammendola

The kicking duties will fall on Ammendola on Thursday night. He was recently called up from the team's practice squad. Those in a bind should find Ammendola to be a nice fill-in at kicker if needed.

Chiefs K Harrison Butker will not play Week 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is in COVID-19 protocols and is unvaccinated. Elliott Fry will kick.

The Kansas City Chiefs could be without kicker Harrison Butker when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16 on Sunday.

After his placement on the COVID reserve list, along with many others, Butker is among the group of players for whom they’ll need to “wait and see” concerning their availability after mid-week testing.

Related players: Elliott Fry

On Monday, Butker was among the newer players added to the list, including cornerback Charvarius Ward and tight end Travis Kelce. If there’s at least a ray of hope, it can be found in the following: he was suffering from just cold-like symptoms according to the site. Fry would do the kicking for the Chiefs according to the story.

The Chiefs parked kicker Cairo Santos during the preseason because of a groin injury, and now they’re going to be without him for at least eight weeks.

The team announced they had placed Santos on injured reserve, and signed rookie Harrison Butker off the Panthers practice squad.

Butker was actually on the Panthers 53-man roster to start the season, while the waited to see if they could swing a trade for either him or Graham Gano. The seventh-round pick from Georgia Tech has a strong leg and nearly unseated Gano.

Panthers Inactives
Cameron Artis-Payne RB
Harrison Butker K
Vernon Butler DT
Brad Kaaya QB
Cole Luke CB
Jared Norris ILB
Greg Van Roten OG

Related players: Cam Newton

Not really a surprise, Newton is good to go for Week 1.

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera must feel good about his roster when the biggest question heading into the opener is which of his two kickers will play.

For the record, Rivera and general manager Marty Hurney said veteran Graham Gano would handle the job if Gano and rookie Harrison Butker remain on the roster for this Sunday’s game at San Francisco.

The story said Gano will be the kicker, but while it's a surprise, it makes sense with Hurney getting trade interest for both. No need to dump a player when you can get value in exchange, particularly since the Panthers used a seventh-round pick on Butker.