The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Wild Card Weekend. One of the big storylines surrounding the playoff game is the injury status of Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Hill received a critical injury status update ahead of the Chiefs-Steelers game, via NBC Sports.

Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill played sparingly last Saturday because of a heel injury, but the team didn’t restrict him during Wednesday’s practice.

Hill was listed as a full participant in practice on Wednesday’s injury report. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Monday that he anticipates Hill will be able to play against the Steelers on Sunday night and Wednesday’s activity level strengthens that feeling.

Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was able to practice fully on Wednesday ahead of the Chiefs-Steelers game. Not only that, but Kansas City head coach Andy Reid said that Hill will play against the Steelers. That's the best injury update fans could have hoped for.

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Kansas City was smart with Hill last week, as they held him out for some plays despite the fact that they were gunning for the number-one seed. They understood that the health of their best playmaker was more important to their Super Bowl hopes than home-field advantage.

After the recent injury status update, Tyreek Hill is set to take the field fully healthy for the Chiefs-Steelers game.