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Chiefs LB Dee Ford has rib broken on crushing Christine Michael block

Frank Schwab
·NFL writer

Outside linebacker Dee Ford's night was going pretty well in Friday's preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks.

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Ford, the Kansas City Chiefs' first-round pick last year, got a chance to start as Tamba Hali rested. Ford played well, with a couple pressures and a few tackles. Then Seahawks running back Christine Michael took him out with a chip block.

Ford, who didn't play much as a rookie, appears to have fractured his rib on Michael's devastating block, according to Arrowhead Pride. That's terrible news for a young developing player in preseason.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirmed the injury after the game.

"Dee Ford has what looks like a fractured rib but we'll see how things go here in the next day," Reid said, according to Arrowhead Pride. "But he took quite a shot there to the ribs."

On the flip side, perhaps that earns some points with the Seahawks' coaching staff for Michael, a former second-round pick who despite a massive amount of offseason hype last year has never done much for the Seahawks. It was pretty easy to take notice of that block.

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdown.corner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!