Chiefs GM says Justin Houston didn't reinjure knee during playoffs

Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey stands by the team's decision to allow outside linebacker Justin Houston to suit up for the playoffs.

Speaking Tuesday for the first time since it was announced that Houston could miss the entire 2016 season following ACL surgery, Dorsey said the Chiefs took proper course of action in the handling of the initial knee injury.

"No, he did not reinjure it," Dorsey said during a conference call with reporters.

"The training staff, they all had a plan together to kind of work through this thing. There was a timeline estimate and he slowly began to get out there and practice, and you could see that everything was … I mean, it was good, it was stable, it functioned."

Houston was sidelined for the final five games of last season with a sprained PCL before making two playoff appearances. He had a knee scope done in February, during which time it was discovered that his ACL was "intact but not functioning."

"Every player is allowed to get a second opinion,” Dorsey said. "He went down to see Dr. (James) Andrews (in December), and at that time, they've done the MRIs and … everything was very positive in that regard."

Asked if there was any way to determine the ligament wasn't functioning properly before Houston visited Dr. Andrews again in February, Dorsey said there wasn't.

"One, he played in the (Texans) game. And two, when you go to a man as renowned as Dr. Andrews … I mean, everybody who plays this game, if they go to a second opinion, the majority of them go see Dr. Andrews," Dorsey said. "And when Dr. Andrews comes back and gives you something that's positive, that's a good thing."