Chiefs’ Tyquan Thornton faces further evaluation after ankle injury

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton suffered a serious left-ankle injury during the team’s 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Chiefs said he would undergo further evaluation after returning to Kansas City. His diagnosis and recovery timeline had not been confirmed by the team in the reports available Monday, October 5. Thornton was injured late in the fourth quarter after catching a 55-yard pass. He was brought down as a Raiders defender landed across his left ankle, and he was carted from the field. Thornton initially held onto the ball and appeared ready to celebrate, then tried to stand and recognized that he was hurt. Medical personnel placed his leg in an air cast, according to a game account. The Chiefs’ coach, Andy Reid, said after the game that the injury did not look good and that Thornton would receive further evaluation in Kansas City. An MRI and a second opinion were reported as planned for Monday. The reports did not establish whether those evaluations had been completed or provide a team-confirmed diagnosis or return estimate.