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RENTON Ron Parker Jersey , Wash. (AP) —ng safeties and two starters on their offensive line for Sunday night’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.Free safety Tedric Thompson was officially ruled out with chest and ankle injuries, and strong safety Bradley McDougald is questionable to play because of patella tendinitis. Right guard D.J. Fluker and right tackle Germain Ifedi are questionable with hamstring and groin injuries, respectively.Coach Pete Carroll didn’t specify the issue plaguing Thompson but said it would take at least another week to be properly addressed.“He’s not in any discomfort from what he’s got,” Carroll said. “It’s just something that they found and so we just got to take a look at it and give him some time for it to go away.“He’s got some swelling in (his chest) that’s of question so we’re just making sure that we’re doing the right thing. There’s just some fluid or something in an unusual place. … He just can’t play with it so we have to wait until it goes away.”McDougald was away from the team all week for treatment on his knee and had not yet returned by the time Carroll met with reporters after practice on Friday. Carroll said McDougald is optimistic he will be able to play.“I can’t believe Bradley is not playing in this game,” Carroll said. “He has every intention of playing and he just had to miss the week for his treatments.”Delano Hill, Shalom Luani and Maurice Alexander are the options Seattle can turn to if both Thompson and McDougald can’t play.Meanwhile Allen Bailey Jersey , Fluker did not practice for a third straight week with a hamstring injury that’s forced him to miss the last two games. Backup Jordan Simmons went on injured reserve earlier this week after sustaining a knee injury against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.Fluker is expected to be a game-time decision.“He’s trying to hold out hope for game-day recovery, so we’ll see how that goes,” Carroll said.Ifedi injured his groin in practice on Thursday and is also expected to be a game-time decision. His injury is a twofold problem for Seattle as it would require George Fant to play right tackle and limit the team’s ability to use six offensive linemen, which it has done frequently.Ethan Pocic would be the likely fill-in for Fluker at guard if he can’t play.Cornerback Shaquill Griffin (hip), long snapper Tyler Ott (illness) and defensive tackle Jarran Reed (oblique/groin) are all expected to play despite their questionable status. Running back Rashaad Penny will be a game-time decision.Linebacker K.J. Wright is returning to the lineup for the first time in five weeks. He’s missed 11 games this season because of a knee injury sustained in the preseason. Wright said he’s the healthiest he’s felt all season, but said his snaps will be limited as he works back into action.“I’m out there running around with no pain Eric Fisher Jersey , just out there flying around having a good old time,” Wright said. “It just feels good to play healthy. Your mind is focused on other things versus your knee.” Defensive changes have been the theme of the Chiefs offseason thus far.They hired a new defensive coordinator in Steve Spagnuolo and signed safety Tyrann Mathieu to make an early splash in free agency. They also said farewell to three players who had played prominent roles for them in the past.Safety Eric Berry and linebacker Justin Houston were released while linebacker Dee Ford was traded to the 49ers shortly after Kansas City used the franchise tag on him. Head coach Andy Reid told Steve Wyche of NFL Media that he is “forever grateful” to the three players for what they brought to the organization, but that the moves were necessary to build a team that has a long run of success.“That’s the name of this game right now,” Reid said. “I mean, the NFL now … it’s hard to hold on to players for as long as you’d like to. I mean these are three of my favorite guys and good football players who can still do this thing. But, you have this influx of young guys Cameron Erving Jersey , you have this whole salary cap thing that you’ve got to try to juggle. You have to be half-a-genius to put this thing together and make it sustained.”The Chiefs had the league’s best offense in 2018 and having a less impressive defense didn’t stop them from landing the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. They fell short of a title, though, and their plan to remedy that in 2019 and beyond is to remake the defense.