Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu will miss Super Bowl due to injury, report says
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A broken-heart emoji on social media isn’t usually a good sign from a player who left a game with an injury.
Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu suffered a torn ACL in the Chiefs’ 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, according to a report from James Palmer of NFL Network.
On Monday, Omenihu sent out a tweet containing only the aforementioned emoji.
— Charles Omenihu (@charless_94) January 29, 2024
This means no Super Bowl LVIII for Omenihu against his team for the previous 1 1/2 seasons, the San Francisco 49ers.
Omenihu suffered the injury in the second quarter on Sunday. Earlier in the quarter he had sacked Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and forced a fumble that teammate George Karlaftis recovered.
After serving a six-game suspension to open the season, Omenihu became part of the defensive end rotation and recorded a personal-best seven sacks in 11 games.
#Chiefs Charles Omenihu was optimistic last night as were the #chiefs about his knee injury. But Omenihu did tear his ACL per source. He’s been a big part of KC’s defense and is now done. Brutal blow.
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 29, 2024
He played six snaps on Sunday with Karlaftis and Mike Danna getting the majority of the snaps.
Malik Herring played 14 snaps; he had been inactive for 10 games this season but has played in each playoff game.
