Add The New York Post on Google One of the Chiefs’ early training camp standouts caught a bad break on Saturday.
Kansas City rookie Cyrus Allen suffered an apparent left knee injury during practice, according to ESPN’s Nate Taylor.
Allen was working as a gunner on a punt rep when he collided with Kaiir Elam while running downfield, per Taylor
He stayed on the ground after the play with his helmet buried in the turf as trainers came over to check him out.
Cyrus Allen #13 runs with the ball during the Kansas City Chiefs training camp on July 29, 2026 at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Allen, a fifth-round pick out of Cincinnati, eventually needed assistance getting back to his feet and walking off the field and later left the practice area sitting in the front of a cart, appearing to favor his left leg.
The Chiefs later confirmed Allen suffered a lower leg injury and are still evaluating him.
It’s a potentially major setback for Allen, who was competing for a roster spot and had opened eyes during workouts.
Allen caught five passes from Patrick Mahomes during 11-on-11 reps on Friday, which earned him praise from Chiefs head coach Andy Reid after the practice.
“He’s done a nice job,” Reid said of Allen. “The quarterback trusts him.”
Allen’s teammates gushed about him as well.
Cyrus Allen #13 walks toward the practice field during Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University on July 25, 2026 in St Joseph, Missouri. Getty Images “This isn’t even surprising [to me],” Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy said. “He’s going to continue showing out in camp.”
Allen, 23, broke out as a senior at Cincinnati after stops at Louisiana Tech and Texas A&M, catching 51 passes for 674 yards and a school-record-tying 13 touchdowns.
Before going down with the injury, Allen said it was “surreal” working with Mahomes, who he was very familiar with thanks to Madden.
“It’s still a surreal moment for me because I used to play the game with Pat a lot,” Allen said. “On the game, that was my favorite team.”
