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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Able to play Week 16
Leo Chenal (illness) is not among Kansas City's inactives for Saturday's tilt against the Texans.A late-week illness resulted in Chenal being given a questionable tag Friday, but the third-year pro will ultimately be able to suit up. Chenal logged a season-low 17 percent of the Kansas City Chiefs' defensive snaps against Cleveland last Sunday, though he impressed with four tackles and a forced fumble in that limited amount of action. He's been impactful both on defense and special teams this season, but Chenal hasn't logged more than 45 percent of Kansas City's defensive snaps since Week 7 versus San Francisco.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Questionable with pop-up illness
Leo Chenal (illness) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Texans, Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs' official site reports.Chenal was added to the injury report Friday with a recently occurring illness. The third-year linebacker has yet to miss a game this season, and the final decision on his status could be announced approximately 90 minutes prior to Saturday's kickoff.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Logs first sack of 2024
Leo Chenal finished Sunday's 27-20 win over Las Vegas with four solo tackles, including 1.0 sacks.It wasn't until late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game that Chenal logged his first sack of the 2024 regular season. He was credited with the sack after getting to Gardner Minshew while the quarterback was running out of bounds for a minimal loss. Through the first seven games of the regular season, Chenal has tallied 27 tackles (21 solo), including 1.0 sacks, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Starts season with seven tackles
Leo Chenal had seven tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, and two passes defensed in Thursday's 27-20 win over the Ravens.Chenal posted a well-rounded performance in the regular-season opener. He got attention from trainers after some friendly fire from a teammate on a tackle attempt, but Chenal was able to stay in the game. The linebacker has extra time to recover from any lingering effects before the Kansas City Chiefs host the Bengals in Week 2.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Gets another sack Sunday
Leo Chenal recorded seven tackles (four solo), including a sack, in Sunday's 21-14 win over the Dolphins.Chenal registered in the sack column for the second straight game in Week 9. He's seen more playing time over the last couple weeks with Nick Bolton dealing with a wrist injury, and he's made good on the opportunity up to this point. After a Week 10 bye, Kansas City will host a run-heavy Philadelphia offense.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Tallies double-digit tackles
Leo Chenal notched 10 tackles (six solo) and one sack during Sunday's 24-9 loss to the Broncos.Chenal has stepped into an expanded role on defense with Nick Bolton (wrist) expected to miss two months, handling a season-high 44 defensive snaps versus Denver. The second-year pro could be worth fantasy consideration in deeper IDP formats heading into an international Week 9 matchup against the Dolphins.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Logs full practice Monday
Leo Chenal (hip) was a full participant at practice Monday.This means Chenal should be ready to go Thursday versus Detroit. With star defensive tackle Chris Jones still holding out for a contract extension, Kansas City will call on Chenal to try to slow down what figures to be a potent Lions rushing attack.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Suffers hip injury
Leo Chenal sustained a hip injury during the Kansas City Chiefs' preseason game against the Browns on Saturday, Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com reports.The linebacker got up limping after diving for a fumble but was still able to trot to the end zone to celebrate with teammates. The 2022 third-round pick posted 35 tackles and a sack in 17 games and eight starts last season for the Super Bowl champions. This coming season, Chenal is slated to reprise a key role in Kansas City's LB corps along with Willie Gay and Nick Bolton, among others.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Solid in first pro campaign
Leo Chenal recorded 35 tackles (19 solo) and a sack over 17 games as a rookie with the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2022 regular season.Chenal didn't particularly stand out as a rookie, but he did seemingly come into his own late in the season, recording nearly half of his tackles (17) over the final four weeks. He'll aim to build on that output in his sophomore season and seems likely to claim a regular role, though he may have some work to do in the pass rush and coverage departments.
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Chiefs' Leo Chenal: Links up with KC
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Leo Chenal in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 103rd overall.Chenal (6-foot-3, 250 pounds) would be comparable to a tank if he weren't so fast (4.53-second 40), and he was far and away the best player on a suffocating Wisconsin defense. He falls this far over coverage concerns, but his 4.53 speed and a 41-inch vertical at 250 pounds are stellar numbers. He's projected to start out behind Willie Gay and Nick Bolton at linebacker, but Chenal could become the best of the three in time.