Chiefs Dealt Massive Blow as Andy Reid Confirms DB Juan Thornhill Has Torn ACL

While the Kansas City Chiefs were given a major gift from the New England Patriots with the No. 2 seed for the AFC playoffs, they were also delivered a major blow on the injury front.

Rookie safety Juan Thornhill, who has been having an outstanding campaign, went down in the first half of the Week 17 game against LA with a concerning knee injury. On Monday, Andy Reid confirmed the youngster tore his ACL.

Just like that, Kansas City will be without him for the postseason.

Tyrann Mathieu will be missing his righthand man for the rest of the year.

The 6-foot, 205-pounder was taken in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft and started every game for KC this season. In his 16 games this fall, the Virginia product posted 57 tackles and three interceptions, one of which he took back for a touchdown.

No team can go on a Super Bowl run without facing some adversity in the postseason. For Kansas City, it's already arrived, but they'll look for other players on the defense to step up while Patrick Mahomes will continue to do his thing for the offense.