The Kansas City Chiefs are in their second consecutive Super Bowl after defeating the Buffalo Bills 38-24 in the AFC Championship Game, but they also suffered a major loss during the game. During a play in the fourth quarter, attacking Eric Fisher appeared with a leg injury while Patrick Mahomes’ blind side was blocked. Later in the term, announced the Chiefs that Fisher was ruled out for the rest of the game with an Achilles injury.
Fisher, selected by the Chiefs with the best pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, is a two-time Pro Bowler. Given the nature of the injury and how players and coaches chatted with Fisher on the sidelines towards the end of the game, it is reasonable to wonder what his status will be for Super Bowl LV. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters during his press conference that he thought Fisher had shed a tear.
“It doesn’t look too good,” Reid told NFL.com.
The Chiefs were forced to falter a bit along the offensive line, and have already started an attacking attack on Mitchell Schwartz on an injured reserve with a back injury. It would be absolutely cruel for the Chiefs if they were forced to stop like Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl without Fisher and Schwartz. The duel between Barrett and Pierre-Paul combined five bags in the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers.
When Fisher left the game, Mike Remmers moved from right tackle to left and Andrew Wylie to right tackle.