Source: Chiefs' Travis Kelce out vs. Lions due to injured knee

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Travis Kelce will not play for the Kansas City Chiefs in Thursday night's NFL season opener against the Detroit Lions because of a hyperextended knee, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Chiefs designated Kelce as questionable to play in the game on their final injury report of the week. That bought the Chiefs some time to make a final decision but, in the end, they are going without Kelce.

Kelce was injured in practice on Tuesday. He has missed three games since his rookie season in 2013 but none because of injury. He missed two games when the Chiefs rested many of their starters and one in 2021 when he had COVID-19.

The Chiefs have two other tight ends on their active roster, Noah Gray and Blake Bell. Gray caught 28 passes with a touchdown last season. Bell missed most of the year with a hip flexor injury but has 60 catches with one touchdown in eight NFL seasons with five teams.

The Chiefs also activated Matt Bushman off their practice squad, and he could be available to play against the Lions.

Kelce, who has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in seven consecutive seasons, caught a career-best 110 passes for 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns last season.

ESPN's Adam Schefter contributed to this report.