Chiefs rule out Kenneth Walker, NFL's No. 2 rusher, for Sunday's game in Atlanta with a groin injury

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have ruled Kenneth Walker out of Sunday's game in Atlanta because of a groin injury, leaving them with rookie running back Emmett Johnson, ailing youngster Jaydn Ott and journeyman Nate Carter against Bijan Robinson and the Falcons. The Chiefs made the announcement Saturday, one day after listing Walker as questionable on their injury report. He had tweaked his groin in practice on Thursday, and coach Andy Reid said the team would be monitoring his progress over the next couple of days. kAm%96 r9:67D H6C6 7=J:?8 E@ pE=2?E2 @? $2EFC52J[ 2?5 E96J 5:5 ?@E 6IA64E 2?J 492?86D E@ E96:C 7=:89E A=2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^722\8C@F?5\DE@A\DA@CED\_h`647c7ga2e`dgcfbbdf7663_d47dhbQm7@==@H:?8 E96 u656C2= pG:2E:@? p5>:?:DEC2E:@?’D 8C@F?5 DE@AA286k^2m 2 52J 62C=:6C] s676?D:G6 E24<=6 r9C:D y@?6D H2D ?@E EC2G6=:?8 H:E9 E96 E62> 7@C A6CD@?2= C62D@?D[ 3FE E96 r9:67D D2:5 96 H@F=5 ;@:? E96 E62> :? pE=2?E2 2?5 96 42CC:65 ?@ 82>6 56D:8?2E:@?]k^Am kAm(2=<6C :D E96 =628F6VD D64@?5\=625:?8 CFD96C H:E9 gfa J2C5D[ EC2:=:?8 #@3:?D@? 3J ;FDE 6:89E[ E9@F89 96VD 2=D@ A=2J65 @?6 76H6C 82>6 E92? 9:D u2=4@?D 4@F?E6CA2CE] (2=<6C 2=D@ 92D 42F89E aa A2DD6D 7@C `fa J2C5D 2?5 7@FC E@F495@H?D]k^Am kAmy@9?D@? 92D A=2J65 H6== H96? 8:G6? 2 492?46 E9:D D62D@?[ E9@F89] %96 @G6C=@@<65 7:7E9\C@F?5 A:4< @FE @7 }63C2D<2 92D CF? ae E:>6D 7@C ``` J2C5D 2?5 2 E@F495@H?[ 2?5 96VD 42F89E `c A2DD6D 7@C abf J2C5D 2?5 2?@E96C D4@C6]k^Am kAm“w6’D 8@:?8 E@ A=2J 2?JH2J[ H96E96C z6?’D E96C6 @C ?@E[” #6:5 D2:5 uC:52J] “tG6CJ3@5J 92D 4@?7:56?46 :? 9:>]”k^Am kAm%96 3:886C AC@3=6> 7@C E96 r9:67D :D E96 =24< @7 @AE:@?D 369:?5 y@9?D@? @? E96 56AE9 492CE] qC2D92C5 $>:E9 H6?E @? :?;FC65 C6D6CG6 H:E9 2 92>DEC:?8 :?;FCJ @? ~4E] ac[ 2?5 ~EE — H9@ 42CC:65 E9C66 E:>6D 7@C `h J2C5D :? >@A\FA 5FEJ :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^;6ED\49:67D\D4@C6\?7=\c5a4a`fdgh76e66dfdgc45e__d45b4bgQm=2DE H66DEC:?8 @7 9:D @H?[ =62G:?8 9:> BF6DE:@?23=6 7@C $F?52JVD 82>6 :? pE=2?E2]k^Am kAm%96 r9:67D 6=6G2E65 r2CE6C 2?5 H:56 C646:G6C y24@3 s6 y6DFD 7C@> E96 AC24E:46 DBF25 $2EFC52J]k^Am kAmr2CE6C DA6?E =2DE D62D@? H:E9 pE=2?E2[ 2AA62C:?8 :? D6G6? 82>6D 2?5 42CCJ:?8 ?:?6 E:>6D 7@C e_ J2C5D] w6 H2D H2:G65 3J E96 u2=4@?D 2D A2CE @7 E96:C 7:?2= C@DE6C 4FED[ 2?5 z2?D2D r:EJ D:8?65 9:> E@ :ED AC24E:46 DBF25 2 4@FA=6 52JD =2E6C]k^Am k9C ^m kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?7=Qm$66 p!’D 7F== }u{ 4@G6C286 96C6k^2mk^Am