Jamaal Charles (head) is not listed on the Chiefs' Wednesday practice participation/injury report, the team's official site reports.

Charles (head) is not listed on the Chiefs' Wednesday practice participation/injury report, the team's official site reports.

Analysis:

Though Charles absorbed a helmet-to-helmet hit in the second quarter of this past Sunday's game against the Chargers, he finished the contest, and the fact that he is not listed on the Chiefs' injury report Wednesday indicates that his Week 8 playing status is secure.