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Butker is expected to return from injured reserve when first eligible Week 15 against the Browns after undergoing a meniscus trim of his left knee earlier this week, rather than a full meniscus repair, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports. A full repair would have knocked Butker out for the rest of the season, but after requiring the minimally invasive meniscectomy procedure, he'll likely need 3-to-4 weeks to make a full recovery. Since Kansas City has already placed Butker on IR, he'll be required to miss at least four games, but assuming he experiences no setbacks in his recovery from the procedure to his non-kicking knee, he should be ready for action by mid-December. The Chiefs signed Spencer Shrader off the Jets' practice squad to serve as their kicker in the interim.
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Coach Andy Reid said that Butker underwent surgery on his injured left knee Friday and doesn't have a timeline for his return to action, Jesse Newell of The Kansas City Star reports. Reid confirmed that Butker hurt his knee in practice this week, resulting in his placement on injured reserve Friday. "(He) tried to go on Thursday," Reid told Charles Goldman of AtoZSports.com. "(He) wasn't able to do it." Reid also confirmed that Butker had a repair of the meniscus in his left knee, according to Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com. For as long as Butker is sidelined, Spencer Shrader will handle kicking duties for the Chiefs.
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The Chiefs placed Butker (knee) on injured reserve Friday. Butker is dealing with a meniscus injury, which required a trim procedure, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. With Butker set to miss at least the next four games, the Chiefs signed Spencer Shrader off the Jets' practice squad on Thursday.
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Butker made his only field-goal try and converted all three of his extra-point attempts during Monday's 30-24 overtime win versus the Buccaneers. Butker opened up the scoring Monday with a 40-yard field goal late in the first quarter, but Kansas City's next four scores came in the form of touchdowns. Despite the mostly uneventful game in Week 9, he's still an accurate kicker playing behind a good offense, so he'll remain a quality fantasy option in Week 10 versus the Broncos.
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Butker made all four of his extra-point tries but did not attempt a field goal in Sunday's 28-18 win at San Francisco. Sunday's game was the Chiefs' first this season in which they did not attempt a field goal. Butker has been solid on the chances he has gotten thus far this year though, and he'll be kicking indoors in Week 8 at Las Vegas.
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| WK | OPP | FGA | FG | XPATT | XP | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | @ATL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | @LAC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | NO | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | @SF | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | @LV | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | TB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | DEN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| *11 | @BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PROJECTION | 38 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 0.263 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 161.1 | |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
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| 12 | 11/24 | @Carolina | 29 | 9.40 |
| 13 | 11/29 | Las Vegas | 30 | 9.70 |
| 14 | 12/08 | Los Angeles | 2 | 5.30 |
| 15 | 12/15 | @Cleveland | 11 | 7.09 |
| 16 | 12/21 | Houston | 9 | 6.82 |
| 17 | 12/25 | @Pittsburgh | 4 | 5.82 |
| 18 | 01/05 | @Denver | 10 | 6.91 |