{"id":8265,"date":"2024-12-07T02:05:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T02:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8265"},"modified":"2024-12-07T02:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T02:05:27","slug":"chiefs-name-starting-lt-for-sunday-night-football-vs-chargers-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8265","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Name Starting LT for Sunday Night Football vs Chargers: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181401853-e1733508435199.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181401853-e1733508435199.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181401853-e1733508435199.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181401853-e1733508435199.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"160\" data-dom-ready-time=\"841\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Less than two weeks after signing with the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs, veteran offensive tackle\u00a0D.J. Humphries\u00a0is set to make his first start with the team. Per Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest and Sports Radio 810 WHB, Humphries will be\u00a0Kansas City\u2019s starting left tackle\u00a0in Week 15 when the Chiefs face the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0on Sunday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p>Humphries, 30, signed with the Chiefs on\u00a0November 25. Week 14 will be Humphries\u2019 first chance to suit up for a game since suffering a torn ACL in Week 17 of the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Kansas City head coach Andy Reid said Humphries, if he was physically ready to play,\u00a0would get a crack at the starting job.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo, I \u2014 listen, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s probably fair to D.J. right now just [with] him coming off this offseason,\u201d Reid said during his\u00a0December 2 press conference\u00a0about Humphries potentially being the starting LT in Week 14. \u201cI think we just play it by ear, Sam (McDowell), as we go. If he feels okay, then we give him an opportunity. If it\u2019s not where it needs to be then you don\u2019t. We\u2019ll see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Eager to See D.J. Humphries Suit Up for Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Chiefs superstar quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0heaped praise on Humphries when asked about him this week and is eager to see the veteran suit up on game day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see how talented he (D.J. Humphries) is. The physical gifts are there,\u201d Mahomes said during his\u00a0December 4 media availabilit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ILEJ0__7Ae0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">y<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s been cool to watch him interact with the other guys, too. You can tell he\u2019s smart. He\u2019s willing to teach guys which is big in that room. We have a lot of young guys there and so I\u2019ve been very impressed. I\u2019m excited for him to get more and more work with more and more practice and hopefully be ready to go as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Matt Nagy Praises Humphries For His \u2018Infectious\u2019 Personality<\/h2>\n<p>Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was also asked about Humphries during Week 15 preparation and had nothing but good things to say about the eight-year veteran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as the person \u2013\u2013 like I said a few weeks ago, [I] love the person. I love his (D.J. Humphries) energy,\u201d Nagy said during his December 5 press conference. \u201cIt\u2019s a contagious, infectious personality that he has, with a lot of confidence but he also has to learn the lingo and how we do things and he\u2019s been able to do that the last couple weeks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been doing a really good job in practice of being able to show us with the opportunities he\u2019s getting, and I think that\u2019s half [of] the battle. It\u2019s just the experience and the confidence and now, if he gets that opportunity and that\u2019s the way we go, we\u2019ll see on gameday if that\u2019s the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs\u2019 Week 14 game against the division-rival Chargers will take place on Sunday, December 8 at 7:20 p.m. Central Time and will be available to watch on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A win for the Chiefs on Sunday will clinch the team\u2019s ninth-straight AFC West title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. &nbsp; Less than two weeks after signing with the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs, veteran offensive tackle\u00a0D.J. 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