Receiver Mecole Hardman, however, remained limited as he returns from injured reserve. Hardman is dealing with a knee injury. He’ll have to be activated to the 53-man roster to play in Saturday’s postseason matchup. Hardman caught 12 passes for 90 ...

The Kansas City Chiefs have been without wide receiver Mecole Hardman since Week 13, but the Super Bowl LVIII hero returned to practice this week ahead of the team’s divisional-round playoff matchup against the Houston Texans. Will Hardman be able to return to action against the Texans on Saturday?

That was wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who is on injured reserve due to a knee injury. Hardman can be activated at any point and the Chiefs have an open spot on the 53-man roster after placing defensive lineman Marlon Tuipulotu on injured reserve.

The Chiefs designated Hardman for return from injured reserve on Jan. 1, but the wide receiver has yet to progress beyond a limited listing on six ensuing Chiefs injury reports. His window in which to get back on the active roster for the first time since Week 13 also is quickly coming to a close.