Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy said the Kansas City Chiefs training staff acted in an “unprofessional” manner when tending to him for an eye injury he sustained during a Week 1 game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 5.

During an episode of his podcast “McCoy & Van Noy,” Van Noy said he sustained a fractured orbital bone and needed to see an ophthalmologist but was left waiting in the locker room.

“I was disappointed in the way the training staff of the Chiefs handled the situation. When you get hurt, especially something that could be serious like mine was, you’re supposed to rely on the (home) team’s training staff or their doctors,” he said. “They took an entire quarter to get down to talk to me in the locker room, which to me is unacceptable. Because then you start thinking, ‘What if I was trying to go back in the game? What if I was really, really hurt?’”

Van Noy added that a doctor or “the friend of the doctor” that assessed him “was in there double cup fisted Styrofoam cups like everything was good” and pointed out that Chiefs players gave their training staff an F when grading for the NFL Players Association team-by-team report cards in February.

“I understand how Kansas City — the players — have given that training room an F because with my experience I would have probably after that gave them an F, too.”

The Chiefs finished 31st overall ahead of only the Washington Commanders in the graded rankings. The Ravens gave their training staff a B- and finished 15th overall.

John Harbaugh said Wednesday that Van Noy hadn’t spoken to him about the situation but the linebacker’s comments were sent to him.

“I don’t know what happened or didn’t happen. I have respect for everybody involved,” Harbaugh said. “I have respect for medical people everywhere in the league, of course. Our place, Kansas City, every place in the league I have respect for. I have the utmost respect for the players, certainly Kyle Van Noy. He’s my guy. I love him. This is one of these guys who competes and fights and does everything he can to be the best player he can.”

Van Noy, a veteran who is playing his 11th season in the league, said he didn’t want a response from the Chiefs but did express his disappointment in how the situation unfolded.

“As a player, people have that expectation of you being professional, handling business. In a time of need, I wanted that from them, and I felt like I didn’t get it. Then you get into, did they take their time because I’m a Ravens player? … I don’t think it was that, but at the same time I don’t want them to come out and apologize.”

After the news broke, Van Noy was approached by reporters in the team’s locker room but he declined to speak.

A spokesperson for the Chiefs said the team declined to comment.

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Former Heisman trophy winner Reggie Bush stopped a burglar from invading his mansion in Encino, California, Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to TMZ.

Bush lives in a gated property in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles that was worth $5.65 million in 2019, according to Variety. The home reportedly has an alarm system and surveillance cameras, in addition to its gate. 

The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Bush was home at the time and yelled, which apparently scared the suspect off. 

At least one suspect fled by jumping out one of the windows of the house. Police officers found shards of broken glass on the ground behind the house when they arrived, according to multiple reports. 

Bush’s defense of his home this week is the latest incident of him having to defend his prized possessions after taking back his Heisman trophy this year. 

As the winner of the 2005 Heisman Trophy, he forfeited the trophy in 2010. A yearslong investigation determined Bush and his family received benefits from a would-be sports agent who was not affiliated with USC, according to reports. Bush had his Heisman victory vacated, and the games Bush played at USC in 2005 were also vacated. 

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Reggie Bush, a USC tailback, holds the Heisman Trophy during the 2005 Heisman Trophy presentation at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City, Dec. 10, 2005. (Michael Cohen/WireImage)

In April, the Heisman Trophy Trust announced the formal “reinstatement” of Bush’s trophy nearly 15 years after he voluntarily returned it. 

In August 2023, he filed a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA over a July 2021 statement. His lawyers claimed the NCAA’s statement falsely indicated “because of Mr. Bush’s prior involvement in a ‘pay-for-play arrangement,’ the NCAA would not consider restoring his collegiate records that it vacated in 2010.”

Bush was a record-setting running back at USC under head coach Pete Carroll and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. 

Bush had an 11-year NFL career, playing for the Saints, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers. 

Reggie Bush during a 2004 USC game (IMAGN)

However, Bush has also praised the NCAA recently. In an interview with Fox News Digital last week, Bush applauded the new college football playoff format, saying it “should have always been this way,” regarding the expansion to a 12-team format. 

“Every other sport has a true playoff system. Even high school football has a true playoff system,” Bush told Fox News Digital while discussing his excitement to be part of Team Modelo, headlining the full-time fan recruiting contest.

“I’ve always felt like, why is college football the only sport that doesn’t have a true playoff system? I think it was unfair to the sport because when we won, we were co-national champs in 2003 with LSU. We wish we could’ve just played LSU that year and played for the No. 1 spot, but we didn’t get that opportunity.”

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