Chiefs QB Henne suffers broken ankle
The Kansas City Chiefs lost backup quarterback Chad Henne to a broken ankle that will require surgery in their penultimate preseason game, and they quickly signed veteran Matt Moore on Monday to provide depth behind starter Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs have two other quarterbacks on their roster in Chase Litton and Kyle Shurmur, but neither of the developmental prospects has distinguished himself during the preseason.
“Unfortunately, injuries happen, but one thing I do know is that our medical staff, our head coach and our personnel staff are going to make the best decisions for us moving forward,” Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said. “You never want to see anyone get hurt in this industry, but one thing we understand is that we have two young guys. We have to get them up and coming.”
That was before the Chiefs added an older guy to the mix.
The 35-year-old Moore sat out last season after starting a pair of games for Miami in 2017, the end of a seven-year tenure with the Dolphins that began as the starter and ended as their backup. Moore also spent three seasons with Carolina, and is 15-15 in 30 starts.
Henne will have surgery Tuesday in Green Bay, which is coincidentally where the Chiefs play their preseason finale Thursday night. Physician Robert Anderson is scheduled to operate.
Bieniemy acknowledged the injury changes the way the Chiefs were planning to approach the game.
Mahomes is still expected to sit along with the rest of the starters ahead of their regular-season opener Sept. 8 in Jacksonville. But now it will be Shurmur and Litton getting the majority of the snaps, particularly since Moore will be working feverishly to get up to speed.
Chung pleads not guilty: New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has waived a court appearance in New Hampshire on a cocaine possession charge and a lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
A Belknap County grand jury indicted the 32-year-old Chung on Aug. 8. The documents filed Monday mean that a scheduled arraignment won't take place.
Belknap County Attorney Andrew Livernois said police in Meredith, New Hampshire, were called to Chung's home June 25 “on a call for service” and obtained evidence leading to the felony drug charge.
Chung has not played in any preseason games and Coach Bill Belichick wouldn't answer a question about his status last week.
Chung is now scheduled for a Nov. 8 court appearance.
Beckham returns: Odell Beckham Jr. is getting closer to being game ready.
With Cleveland's season opener on Sept. 8 against Tennessee quickly approaching, Beckham, who has been slowed by a hip injury, returned to team drills during practice on Monday for the first time in nearly three weeks.
Before Monday's workout, the threetime Pro Bowler had not been on the field with quarterback Baker Mayfield, Jarvis Landry and the rest of the starting offense since Aug. 6.
“He looked good,” coach Freddie Kitchens said afterward. “It's good to have him back out. We've been working on the side with him with other things. It's just the natural progression, so it was good to have him back.”