Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Matt Bushman celebrates after scoring through the first half of an NFL preseason soccer sport in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. Ed Zurga, Related Press
Former BYU tight finish Matt Bushman was having fun with the very best sport of his younger NFL profession Thursday earlier than an harm ended his evening — and can hold him shelved for some time.
Bushman caught two landing passes for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in a 17-10 win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Thursday.
His evening ended, although, with an harm after his third reception, and in his postgame press convention, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid instructed reporters Bushman had a damaged clavicle.
“Bushman’s bought phenomenal fingers, and he’s proven that every one via camp. He was simply coming again off the place he tweaked his knee (final week), after which he landed on (his shoulder),” Reid mentioned of his harm Thursday.
“You might type of see the way in which it was — he was wrapped up and fell on it. I knew one thing was flawed there with the shoulder.”
The harm is especially premature for Bushman and the Chiefs, with an harm that usually requires a 6-8 week restoration interval, in line with Forbes.
Not too long ago, Kansas Metropolis backup tight finish Blake Bell underwent surgical procedure for a hip flexor harm, leaving the workforce in search of depth solutions behind All-Professional starter Travis Kelce.
Groups additionally should trim their lively rosters from 80 gamers to 53 by subsequent Tuesday, including significance to Thursday’s preseason finale.
Bushman made his greatest case for sticking round and offering depth previous to the harm.
Halfway via the second quarter, quarterback Shane Buechele discovered a large open Bushman, and the duo related for a straightforward 54-yard landing move, Bushman’s first professional rating.
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Within the third quarter, Bushman snagged a move in tight protection close to the objective line and scored on a 2-yard play.
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Later within the quarter, he took a brief move from Buechele for 17 yards, although that’s when he bought harm and left for the locker room.
He completed the sport with three catches for 73 yards.
Bushman is in his second NFL season after coming into the league as an undrafted free agent.
He spent many of the 2021 season on the Las Vegas Raiders’ observe squad.