The Kansas City Chiefs are fresh off winning Super Bowl 57, but it's clear that defending their second title during the Patrick Mahomes era is going to be easier said than done. A big reason for that? For the second straight season, the Chiefs are entering the year with some serious question marks at wide receiver, and a pair of potentially severe injuries to Justyn Ross and Ihmir Smith-Marsette aren't going to ease those concerns anytime soon.

Ross and Smith-Marsette had been putting together a lot of strong outings at training camp to this point, but both were carted off the field with injuries during the Chiefs' most recent practice. With Kansas City already shorthanded at the position, this certainly won't make Mahomes feel any better about the position group with Week 1 of the 2023 campaign right around the corner.

Via Matt Derrick:

“Chiefs receivers Justyn Ross and Ihmir Smith-Marsette both just headed back to the facility in the cart. Ross in the front seat. Will get more from Andy Reid after practice.”

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With Kansas City already without Kadarius Toney, who suffered a partially torn meniscus early in training camp, they cannot afford to keep losing wide receivers to injury. The good news is that Ross' injury doesn't appear to be serious, with head coach Andy Reid labeling it a leg injury after practice wrapped up.

Ross has been a standout performer at training camp for Kansas City early on, so the hope is that he will be able to return to the field as soon as possible. Smith-Marsette's status is still cloudy, but for the most part, it seems like Kansas City dodged a bullet with Ross' injury. The Chiefs will be holding their breath on Smith-Marsette, but they will surely be happy with the initial update on Ross here.