Kansas City Chiefs star running back Kareem Hunt was helped off the field with an apparent serious leg injury.

The Chiefs are likely going to be without right guard Trey Smith for Monday night's game against the Commanders.

Chiefs' running back Kareem Hunt is dealing with a knee injury, but head coach Andy Reid doesn't seem too worried about his Week 8 status.

Kareem Hunt returned to practice on Friday, taking one step toward playing this week. The ninth-year veteran got rolled up while blocking for

Hunt (full participation in practice, ankle) is on the Chiefs' injury report this week, but he does not currently have an injury designation for the game. There is one other running back on the injury report for the Chiefs this week: Brashard Smith (FP/toe): 22 Rush Att; 67 Rush Yds; 0 Rush TDs 14 Rec; 122 Rec Yds; 0 Rec TDs

Head coach Andy Reid said Saturday that Hunt (ankle/knee) is expected to play against the Commanders on Monday, Charles Goldman of AtoZSports.com reports. Hunt was back at practice Friday and Saturday after missing Thursday's session,

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Hunt didn't practice Thursday due to ankle and knee injuries, but he was able to log a full session Saturday to fade an injury tag heading into Monday night's contest. Hunt has logged 53 carries for 205 yards and three touchdowns while adding seven catches (on eight targets) for 55 yards through seven regular-season games.