Looking for positives out of Friday's 20-17 exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Eagles? There were some, but the Kansas City Chiefs are now 0-7 in exhibitions under coach Todd Haley.
However, quarterback Matt Cassel went 14-of-23 for 85 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. And for the Chiefs' offense, Cassel atoned for a slow start in the team's best performance of the preseason.
But trouble outweighed the positives; including an apparent injury to feature back Jamaal Charles. He didn't return to the game after limping off late in the first half and appeared to be holding his right arm. Remember, Charles had offseason shoulder surgery. He landed awkwardly on his arm after being taken down by Eagles defensive back Nate Allen along the sideline.
Worse, linebacker Cameron Sheffield was taken off the field on a cart after a helmet-to-helmet hit in the third quarter. Sheffield was evaluated for a neck injury.
Haley was reserved after the game in his comments about Sheffield.
"Right now I don't have any information I feel comfortable giving because there are a lot of family and friends out there of Cameron's and I don't want to say something and it ends up being wrong," Haley told reporters. "I just want him and his family to know the Kansas City Chiefs are praying for him."
A fifth-round pick from Troy, Sheffield is an outside linebacker being used as a nickel rusher.
source: Yahoo Sports
author: The Sporting News
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