While so many teams around the league continue to be decimated by injuries, the Kansas City Chiefs find themselves on the other end of the spectrum (at least with regard to one player).
After tearing his ACL early last season and missing the first three games this year, Jamaal Charles is going to play in Kansas City's Week 4 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Charles is officially listed as questionable, but that's only standard procedure for somebody returning from injury; it's inconsequential to his actual playing status. From ESPN's Adam Schefter:
Despite being listed as questionable (knee), Chiefs' RB Jamaal Charles will make 2016 season debut Sunday night in Pitt, per source.
Charles' workload in practice has slowly increased from training camp on. Reports suggested that Jamaal could've returned in either of the last two weeks, but with talented backs Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware taking snaps, there was no reason to rush Charles back onto the field.
West will actually be out this week with a bum ankle, so Charles will exclusively split carries with Ware.
While fantasy owners who drafted Charles are excited by this news, it should be noted that Andy Reid likely won't give Charles the ball more than 10-15 times. A maximum of 20 touches is within reason, including screens and other passing plays.
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