KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs got Sean Smith back from his three-game suspension on Wednesday, the same day they found out that fellow cornerback Phillip Gaines will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Smith was suspended for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy after getting arrested last year for drunken driving. That is normally a two-game suspension for first-time offenders, but Smith was given an extra game for crashing into a light post.
His return couldn't come at a better time.
Gaines had been playing in his place until Monday night in Green Bay, when he tore his ACL while defending a pass in the end zone. The Chiefs struggled to stop Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' passing offense after he left the game, losing 38-28.
Kansas City visits Cincinnati on Sunday.
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