Game status update: Kelce is officially ACTIVE for Sunday’s game.
Here are our inactives for #KCvsJAX:
RB La’Mical Perine
CB Nic Jones
DE BJ Thompson
OL Wanya Morris
T Lucas Niang
DT Neil Farrell
DT Keondre Coburn— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 17, 2023
Sunday AM Update: Kelce is expected to be good to go on Sunday against the Jaguars. He will wear a compression sleeve on his knee like he did in practice this week, but it sounds like the expectation is he will be a full-go which is a sigh of relief for fantasy managers and bettors alike.
Chiefs’ TE Travis Kelce is good to go today, per source. He is expected to wear a compression sleeve on his knee as he did at practice last week. But the week off also was said to be helpful for Kelce, and he was said to have gotten “his legs back.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 17, 2023
With a loss to start their season, the defending Super Bowl champs will be glad to have tight end Travis Kelce back in action this week. Kelce was able to practice in the lead up to this one, getting in work as a limited participant during all three sessions. The Kansas City Chiefs still listed him as questionable on the official injury report, but head coach Andy Reid said Friday that Kelce would suit up.
The Chiefs are on the road to play the Jacksonville Jaguars. That game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Betting and DFS implications for Week 2
It was clear in last week’s loss to the Detroit Lions that quarterback Patrick Mahomes could have used a sure-handed target like Kelce. His presence might have meant a different outcome. This week, the Chiefs are favored by 3.5 points, a solid bet with Kelce in the lineup. An over/under of 51 on that game is the highest projected point total of the week. It’s certainly more doable with Kelce playing.
Kelce is an obvious must-start player in fantasy football lineups this week. He’ll be a popular choice for DFS lineups after so many of the other top-tier tight ends struggled in the opening week of the season, or sat with injuries.