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Kenneth Walker III out against NFL rushing leader Bijan Robinson's Falcons, Patrick Mahomes off injury report

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The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Atlanta Falcons without their second-leading rusher, Kenneth Walker III, who is out due to a groin injury. Rookie running back Emmett Johnson will replace Walker, who had been the NFL’s second-highest rusher with 872 yards, just behind Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson who leads with 880 yards. While the Chiefs lost one of their key offensive players, they received positive news about Patrick Mahomes, who is fully participating in practices and is healthy after sustaining a hit to his right arm last week.
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Running back Kenneth Walker III has been ruled out for the Kansas City Chiefs' game against the Atlanta Falcons due to a groin injury, leaving rookie Emmett Johnson to take the lead in the backfield. Walker, who is the NFL's second-leading rusher with 872 yards, missed practice on Friday and was listed as questionable on the injury report. The Chiefs made the final decision to rule Walker out on Saturday, a day before their flight to Atlanta. With Walker out, the matchup was set to showcase the league’s top two rushers, but now only Bijan Robinson of the Falcons, who leads the league with 880 rushing yards, will compete in this category. Johnson, a fifth-round draft pick, has shown promise, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries this season.

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Fox NewsThis outlet15 Nov

The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Atlanta Falcons without their second-leading rusher, Kenneth Walker III, who is out due to a groin injury. Rookie running back Emmett Johnson will replace Walker, who had been the NFL’s second-highest rusher with 872 yards, just behind Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson who leads with 880 yards. While the Chiefs lost one of their key offensive players, they received positive news about…

Kenneth Walker III out against NFL rushing leader Bijan Robinson's Falcons, Patrick Mahomes off injury report (this article)
Toronto Star14 Nov

The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled out running back Kenneth Walker for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons due to a groin injury. Walker, currently the NFL’s second-leading rusher with 872 yards, will miss the game, leaving the team with rookie Emmett Johnson, Jaydn Ott, and Nate Carter as options. The article highlights Johnson’s performance this season, with 111 rushing yards and 237 receiving yards, as well…

Chiefs rule out Kenneth Walker, NFL's No. 2 rusher, for Sunday's game in Atlanta with a groin injury →2 articles from Toronto Star on this story
New York Post14 Nov

Kenneth Walker III will miss the Kansas City Chiefs' Week 10 game against the Atlanta Falcons due to a minor groin injury. Coach Andy Reid confirmed that Walker reported tightness in his groin on Friday, leading the team to keep him out of practice and the game to avoid any risk. As a result, rookie Emmett Johnson, drafted in the fifth round, will take over as the starting running back for the upcoming match.

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Chiefs ORG · 6× Atlanta GPE · 4× Walker PERSON · 4× NFL ORG · 3× Jets ORG · 2× Johnson PERSON · 2× Emmett Johnson PERSON · 1× Falcons ORG · 1× Kansas City GPE · 1× Kenneth Walker III PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The Chiefs were flying to Atlanta on Saturday, and they did not expect any changes to their flight plan following the Federal Aviation Administration’s ground stoppage a day earlier.
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The Chiefs will be without one of their biggest offensive threats when they visit the Falcons on Sunday.

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The Chiefs will be without one of their biggest offensive threats when they visit the Falcons on Sunday. asserted
they → visit → Sunday
Kenneth Walker III, the NFL’s second-leading rusher, was ruled out Saturday with a groin injury and will miss his first game since joining Kansas City. asserted
III → lead → City
Rookie running back Emmett Johnson will step in for Walker. asserted
Johnson → step → Walker
The matchup was set to showcase the league’s top two rushers. asserted
matchup → set → rushers
Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson leads the NFL with 880 rushing yards, just eight ahead of Walker’s 872. asserted
Robinson → lead → 872
Walker has also caught 22 passes for 172 yards and four touchdowns, while Robinson has added 250 receiving yards. asserted
Robinson → catch → yards
Walker had been listed as questionable on the injury report after tweaking his groin during Thursday’s practice. asserted
Walker → list → practice
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said the team would monitor his progress over the next couple of days. asserted
team → say → days
Johnson has played well when given a chance this season, though. asserted
Johnson → play → chance
The overlooked fifth-round pick out of Nebraska has run 26 times for 111 yards and a touchdown, and he’s caught 14 passes for 237 yards and another score. asserted
he → run → yards
"He’s going to play anyway, whether Ken’s there or not," Reid said Friday. asserted
Reid → go → ?
"Everybody has confidence in him." asserted
Everybody → have → him
Brashard Smith went on injured reserve with a hamstring injury Oct. 24, while Ott is questionable for Sunday’s game in Atlanta with a sore hamstring. asserted
Ott → go → hamstring
He carried three times for 19 yards in mop-up duty during last week’s blowout win over the Jets. asserted
He → carry → Jets
The Chiefs also received good news on the injury front. asserted
Chiefs → receive → front
Two-time NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes was listed as a full participant throughout the week and carries no injury designation for Sunday’s game. asserted
Mahomes → list → game
Mahomes was able to bounce back after taking a hard hit to his right arm during last week’s 35-12 win over the Jets. asserted
Mahomes → bounce → Jets
An MRI taken afterward showed no major injury to his right elbow, NFL Network reported. asserted
Network → take → elbow
The Chiefs were flying to Atlanta on Saturday, and they did not expect any changes to their flight plan following the Federal Aviation Administration’s ground stoppage a day earlier. asserted
they → fly → stoppage
Standout defensive tackle Chris Jones was not traveling with the team for personal reasons, but the Chiefs said he would join the team in Atlanta and he carried no game designation. asserted
he → travel → designation
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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