NASHVILLE -- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Gardner Minshew sustained a left knee injury in the opening minute of Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans, left the game before halftime and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Minshew scrambled on the third play of the game and fell to the turf in what appeared to be a non-contact injury. Immediately after the play, Minshew reached for his left knee and hobbled off the field. He tried to continue playing, but he couldn't use proper footwork on passing attempts, completing just three of eight passes for 15 yards.
Chris Oladokun, the Chiefs' third-string quarterback, entered the game while Minshew was being evaluated in the medical tent with 11 minutes left in the second quarter. A few minutes later, Rick Burkholder, the Chiefs' vice president of sports medicine and performance, hugged Minshew, who walked to the locker room without his helmet.
It was Minshew's first start of the season. Starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee during last week's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
