Chiefs HC Andy Reid says DeAndre Baker had successful surgery to repair broken femur

Kansas City Chiefs practice squad CB DeAndre Baker suffered a gruesome non-contact injury during the Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The injury required him to be immobilized and carted off the field on a stretcher. We’d later find out that Baker suffered a broken femur during the game, an injury which would end his year prematurely.

On Monday, Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided the latest update on Baker, explaining that he had successful surgery to repair the broken femur bone.

“Bake (DeAndre Baker) he had surgery,” Reid said. “It went well. It’s amazing what these doctors can do today. He had a broken femur. They did the surgery and it looks like it was successful. He actually can do a little bit of weight-bearing on it today, which I mean is something. If you’re going to have a break, which was brutal, but if you’re going to have one it was a clean — it fit back together perfect they said.”

In addition to already being able to put some weight on his injured leg, instead of being laid up in bed recovering, Baker was already back in the team facility. It’s truly a remarkable display of toughness for him to already be back at it in some capacity.

“Bake is actually, literally a minute before I got on this call I found out that he’s actually in the building right now,” Reid said. “It’s an amazing deal. When you saw it on the field, which I mean I was standing right there, these doctors the things that they can do are incredible. If you had to have a break, I guess this was the break to have because it fit back together well. I think full recovery — unless there are any setbacks here — full recovery is going to be a beautiful thing for him down the road. He’s still going to be able to play and do the things he did before.”

The outlook for the future appears to be a good one in terms of Baker returning to play football. Reid even hinted at Baker’s future with the Chiefs, which wasn’t a given as he only signed a one-year deal. He hadn’t been signed to the 53-man roster, which would have given Kansas City exclusive negotiating rights for next season. Regardless, It’d seem that the team wants him back even after he suffered this injury.

“So without being a doctor, I’m just telling you the prognosis is good for him,” Reid said. “He was actually playing very good, so we look forward to getting him back.”

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