Chiefs' Dee Ford: Bruises knee at practice

Ford left Wednesday's practice early with a sore knee, Terez A. Paylor of The Kansas City Star reports.

Analysis:

Ford, Kansas City's 2014 first-round draft pick, has been working with the first-team defense throughout the offseason as Justin Houston (knee) and Tamba Hali (knee) remain on the sideline. Fortunately, his knee injury doesn't appear to be nearly as costly as the ones suffered by his aforementioned pass-rushing counterparts; the Auburn product was observed walking off the practice field under his own power, and the team has expressed minimal concern over the matter thus far. For now, Ford should be considered questionable for the Chiefs' final day of minicamp, but until further notice, he should be ready for full participation in training camp come August. Fifth-year pro Dezman Moses slid into the first-team lineup in Ford's absence Wednesday, a development that could well repeat itself Thursday.