When Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles went down with a foot injury in practice Monday, rookie Knile Davis took his place with the first team. Davis has already moved past veteran Shaun Draughn and second-year running back Cyrus Gray to No. 2 on the depth chart, reports ESPN.
"He went down. I had to get in, step in and play my role," Davis said. "[Coach Andy Reid's] whole goal was to build a team where if one man went down the next man would step up."
Reid said that the reps that Davis got with the first-team offense were invaluable.
"It was good work for Knile today, if you want to take a positive from it," Reid said. "It gives another guy an opportunity to practice. That's how I look at it. It allowed Knile, our young running back, to get good work with the ones."