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Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker III ruled out of Week 10 game vs. Falcons with groin injury

Kansas City is expected to rely on rookie running back Emmett Johnson for an extended role in Sunday's game in Atlanta, two center-rated sources report.

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Kansas City is expected to rely on rookie running back Emmett Johnson for an extended role in Sunday's game in Atlanta, two center-rated sources report.

Who can you add in fantasy football with Kenneth Walker III out on Sunday? Kansas City faces an unexpected challenge heading into the Falcons game after receiving some concerning news about Kenneth Walker. Walker is expected to miss Sunday's game with a "minor" groin issue, per The Ringer's Tom Pelissero.

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without star running back Kenneth Walker III against the Atlanta Falcons. Kansas City rookie running back Emmett Johnson is expected to get his first extended look Sunday in Atlanta.

Yahoo Sports reported the story as "Kenneth Walker III fantasy football replacements with Chiefs star out with injury." New York Post reported the story as "Kenneth Walker III out vs. Falcons in Chiefs injury crusher."

7 sources have covered this story, including Yahoo Sports, Newsweek, Sporting News and Fox Sports and 3 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 5 hours ago.

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ProFootballTalk reported it first, Nov 14, 11:43 AM ET. 7 outlets carried it over 4h, 6 center and 1 right. Half of them within 55m.All in the United States.

Left 0Center 6Right 1No left outlets yet.

Time since the first report

  1. FirstProFootballTalkNov 14, 11:43 AM ETCenter
  2. +29mThe AthleticNov 14, 12:11 PM ETCenter
  3. +42mNew York PostNov 14, 12:25 PM ETRight
  4. +55mFox SportsNov 14, 12:38 PM ETCenter
  5. +2h 12mSporting NewsNov 14, 1:54 PM ETCenter
  6. +2h 25mNewsweekNov 14, 2:08 PM ETCenter
  7. +4hYahoo SportsNov 14, 3:42 PM ETCenter

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    Core event reported by 7 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    7 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

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    Key facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.

    7 corroborating · 2 primary-source links

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