Chiefs' Kendrick Lewis Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

by Joel Thorman on Jan 5, 2012 8:01 AM CST

Kendrick Lewis surprised me a little bit when he tweeted last night: "Thank God for today.. I had a successful surgery!"

Surgery? What surgery?

Nick Wright of 610 Sports, who was probably the only one breaking Chiefs news at 1:30 a.m. this morning, reports the surgery is on his shoulder. He suffered the injury last week against the Denver Broncos and had surgery on Wednesday.

Lewis also tweeted out what S Eric Berry did after his injury -- "Minor Setback for a Major Comeback".

We don't know exactly what kind of surgery it was (and even then I'm no doctor) or what the recovery time is like but it is encouraging that this came after the season which means he has plenty of time to recover. The Chiefs will have their offseason workout program later in March and then some OTAs as the spring turns into summer. Before long, it'll be training camp.

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Jeez

Secondary might be in shambles.

Berry, Lewis, and Arenas (any news on him???) injured.
Carr might be gone.

Yikes

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by RememberDelaney37 on Jan 5, 2012 8:08 AM CST via mobile reply actions

But Berry will be back;

Lewis’ doesn’t seem to be that big of a deal. I think we’re resigning Carr, but that’s just gut feeling.

by bossmanham on Jan 5, 2012 8:13 AM CST up reply actions

Yea but this secondary might also be one of the top in the league

by dwil2009 on Jan 5, 2012 8:14 AM CST up reply actions

Shoulder surgery can hold you back

Just ask Drew Brees

by HowSweetItIs on Jan 5, 2012 12:47 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe it’s a blessing we didn’t make the playoffs!

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by ExRoyalsFan on Jan 5, 2012 4:45 PM CST up reply actions

Man we just have no idea what these guys go through during the season

No idea he needed surgery and still played a violent game at a high level.

by dwil2009 on Jan 5, 2012 8:13 AM CST reply actions

It does say that the injury occurred last week vs. Denver

so it’s not like he played the last 6 games with a bum shoulder – but I still get what you’re saying.

by Ochophosphate on Jan 5, 2012 9:47 AM CST up reply actions

God I love this dude

Carr, Flowers, Arenas, Lewis, Berry….IS IT SEPTEMBER YET?!

by KCinIL on Jan 5, 2012 8:41 AM CST reply actions

He tweeted and said the surgery was a success.... err go figure

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by CasselKiLLer on Jan 5, 2012 8:42 AM CST reply actions

Good luck Kendrick!

What a badass, especially for a 5th round pick.

by JaySoy on Jan 5, 2012 9:10 AM CST reply actions

Yea we definitely got a steal when we chose him

Can’t wait to see Lewis and Berry roaming the defensive backfield come September.

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by Scaryclouds on Jan 5, 2012 9:24 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

agree KLewis and Berry are going to be fun to watch.

If we resign Carr, we could have one of the best secondary in the NFL. Good Luck K Lewis!

by rdlvegas85 on Jan 5, 2012 10:51 AM CST up reply actions

so much for that free flow of information we've had from the Chiefs ...

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by upamtn on Jan 5, 2012 9:16 AM CST reply actions

Might've been Lewis that didn't say anything

by KCinIL on Jan 5, 2012 9:26 AM CST up reply actions

This was apparently from the Denver game

So it’s only been 3 days technically – considering he went under the knife yesterday after the injury on Sunday.

by Ochophosphate on Jan 5, 2012 9:48 AM CST up reply actions

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Kendrick

Our secondary looks promising for the future, even if they’re beat up right now. The one negative thing I will say is that Lewis may have hurt his shoulder with poor tackling technique, I saw him whiff on too many tackles this year by shying away from contact.

by Chiefs4Life on Jan 5, 2012 10:38 AM CST reply actions