Week two of the NFL season turned out to be rough for Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco, who left Arrowhead Stadium on crutches after suffering an injury on Sunday, September 15. Although the 25-year-old athlete did not finish the game, the Super Bowl champions, playing against the Cincinnati Bengals, managed a last-minute victory, winning by a score of 26 to 25.
Over the past two weeks, the star player has accumulated 135 yards and played a crucial role in the team’s offensive plays. HollywoodLife has gathered information about the Kansas City player’s injury.
Isaiah Pacheco #ChiefsKingdom
Right knee gets bent backwards with some medial stress (MCL possibly), right ankle also may have been affected pic.twitter.com/sLqhhbrERK
— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) September 15, 2024
Isiah was involved in the first play of the final possession when he ran forward with the football but was tackled, causing him to roll his right ankle. According to sports journalist Ian Rapoport, who shared on X (formerly Twitter), sources say that Pacheco fractured his fibula.
#Chiefs star RB Isiah Pacheco, who left the stadium in a walking boot and crutches, fractured his fibula based on initial tests, sources say.
More information coming to determine severity and associated damage, but Pacheco is set to miss real time. pic.twitter.com/9xA4hOsMyE
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2024
While he is expected to undergo further tests, the running back was seen leaving the stadium with a boot and crutches. Kansas City head coach Andy Reid addressed Pacheco’s absence during a press conference on Monday, September 16. “We’ll go with the guys we have now. I don’t have a timeline on (his return). It’s going to take a little bit of time,” he said, as reported by Nate Taylor from The Athletic on X.
According to another reporter, Jonathan Jones, who posted on X, the injury will likely place Isiah on injured reserve, causing him to miss the next four games.
In Sunday’s game, Pacheco earned a total of 90 rushing yards against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Isiah has been in the National Football League since he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Prior to his professional football career, the Latino of Dominican descent on his mother’s side played for Rutgers University as a Rutgers Scarlet Knights.