Wharton (knee) is not on the Chiefs' inactive list for Sunday's game against the Broncos.
Wharton missed the first two practices of the week due to a knee injury, but he earned the questionable tag after logging a limited session Friday and will play Sunday. Wharton has logged four tackles (three solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one pass defense in the Chiefs' three games since the Week 6 bye.
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Chiefs' Tershawn Wharton: Questionable for Sunday
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Wharton (knee) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Broncos.
Wharton upgraded to limited participation Friday after opening Kansas City's week of practice with consecutive DNPs, so he appears to be trending in the right direction ahead of Sunday. However, if the 26-year-old is unable to play in Week 10, expect Marlon Tuipulotu to see increased work as one of the Chiefs' top rotational interior defensive linemen.
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Chiefs' Tershawn Wharton: Stays in Kansas City
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Wharton re-signed with the Chiefs on a one-year, $2.75 million contract Thursday, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports.
Wharton has been a regular on the interior of Kansas City's defensive line in each of the past four seasons since going undrafted out of Missouri S&T. That trend should continue in 2024 for a fifth season after a 2023 campaign that saw him record 21 combined tackles, including 2.0 sacks, on 385 defensive snaps across 17 regular-season contests.
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Chiefs' Tershawn Wharton: Headed for PUP list
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Wharton (knee) will start training camp on the active/PUP list, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.
The move hasn't been made official yet, but Wharton tore his ACL in Week 5 last season and won't be ready to practice at the beginning of training camp. If he remains out for the duration of preseason work, he can be shifted to the reserve/PUP list and not count against the roster limit. However, if that's the case, he'd be ineligible to suit up for the first four weeks of 2023.
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Chiefs' Tershawn Wharton: Staying in KC
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Wharton (knee) re-signed with the Chiefs on a one-year, $2.025 million contract Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Wharton is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 5 of the 2022 season. Once healthy, Wharton's likely to play a depth or rotational role on the interior of Kansas City's defensive line.
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Chiefs' Tershawn Wharton: Placed on IR
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The Chiefs placed Wharton (knee) on injured reserve Saturday.
Wharton suffered a torn ACL during the Chiefs' Week 5 win over the Raiders and is set to miss the remainder of the campaign, so his move to IR was simply transactional. In Wharton's absence, Khalen Saunders and Taylor Stallworth are candidates for increased roles along Kansas City's defensive line behind starters Chris Jones and Derrick Nnadi.
