Former Chiefs players and fans send best wishes to Jody Fortson after Achilles injury
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Seconds after the snap, Chiefs tight end Jody Fortson fell to the turf and knew something was wrong.
A cart had to come on the field during the third quarter of the Chiefs’ game against Washington at FedExField to remove Fortson.
Shortly after that, the Chiefs announced Fortson had an Achilles injury, which usually requires a lengthy recovery time.
Current and former Chiefs teammates were watching the game and sent best wishes to Fortson. Here is what Clyde Edwards-Helaire tweeted:
— GLYDE (@Clydro_22) October 17, 2021
This is what former Chiefs tackle Mitchell Schwartz wrote:
Damn, that sucks for Jody. Worked so hard to get to this point
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) October 17, 2021
Darwin Thompson, the former Chiefs running back, wrote this:
Gods child 88 to strong
— DARWIN THOMPSON (@DTRAINN5) October 17, 2021
Chiefs fans also showed their support for Fortson. This is a sample of what they were saying:
Man Jody fortson worked so hard to get the spot and gets carted off. Really unfortunate
— Joe Anderson (@Joeanderson_15) October 17, 2021
That's a bummer. Come back stronger, I'm excited for your future. @JodyFortsonJr Get Well Soon! pic.twitter.com/LpIGbetLz8
— R.Ortiz_KC (@rportizKC) October 17, 2021
Feel for him. Jody you have been an inspiration to Chiefs Kingdom. Keep grinding brother!
— Brandon Peoples (@brandon_peeps) October 17, 2021
Jody Fortson is down… damn man that sucks
— Alex Clouden (@aclouden84) October 17, 2021
Jody Fortson is one of the last guys who deserved that, man
— Sam Hays (@WichitaChiefSam) October 17, 2021
Damn @JodyFortsonJr prayers to your comeback https://t.co/aCQPpvxXWT
— Darrick Knight (@TheDarrickNight) October 17, 2021
