Jeremy Maclin suffered an apparent lower-body injury in the Kansas City Chiefs‘ shutout victory over the Houston Texans.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ best wide receiver Jeremy Maclin went down with a lower-body injury in Chiefs’ 38-0 shutout of the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card round. This injury marred what was a huge victory for the team, as it was the Chiefs’ first playoff victory since 1993 when they defeated the then Houston Oilers.
NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports that Maclin did suffer an injury to his ACL and while there is a small chance that it isn’t a season-ending injury, Kansas City may need to prepare for the worst as it may end up being a torn ACL after all. Maclin will have an MRI Sunday morning to confirm its severity.
#KCChiefs WR Jeremy Maclin suffered an injury to his ACL, source said, but it's not definitive that it's torn. A small glimmer of hope.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2016
#KCChiefs WR Jeremy Maclin will have an MRI in the morning. It's clear there is real concern. But unlike some ACL tears, it's not 100% yet.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2016
Maclin was able to limp off the field at NRG Stadium in Houston Saturday evening, but did shed some tears on the sidelines with regards to his significant knee injury. Maclin has torn his ACL twice, once while playing for Gary Pinkel at the University of Missouri and once in the NFL playing for his head coach Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles.
However, Andy Reid talked on Sunday afternoon and said that most of the pain Maclin is feeling resides in his ankle, not his knee. Is it possible that Maclin could play on Saturday? Yes, but an MRI is still coming.
Maclin has been a great receiving threat for the Chiefs since coming to Kansas City this season after spending his entire NFL career with Philadelphia. The Chiefs will play the No. 2 seeded New England Patriots in Foxboro in the AFC Divisional round next week and they may end up being without Maclin in the franchise’s biggest game in two decades.