KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs certainly needed some good news after their lopsided loss in Pittsburgh.Turns out they got it the very next day.Four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Justin Houston was examined by Dr. James Andrews on Oct. 3 and was given clearance to resume football-related activities. Houston has been rehabbing since February, when he had surgery to repair a non-functioning ligament in his left knee.Listen, hes in pretty good shape. Right now hes running around, doing a lot of things, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. Other than that, well just have to see.Houston is not eligible to come off the physically unable perform list until next week, so hell have to continue doing his workouts on his own. But there is a chance Houston will be able to join the rest of the team as early as next week, the next big hurdle in his return to the field.Were giving him simulated football activity in his rehab, which is part of the progression, Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said. Well make a decision as this week comes to a close when well take him off the PUP list and put him in practice.While there is still no timetable for his return to the field, the news nonetheless made last weeks bye a little more palatable considering the 43-14 loss to the Steelers that preceded it.Houston initially hurt his knee in a game against Buffalo last November, but at the time it was diagnosed as merely a hyperextension. He wound up missing the rest of the regular season, but returned in a brace for the playoffs, playing 44 snaps in a victory in Houston.But he played only eight snaps in an ensuing loss to New England, and visited Andrews several weeks later to determine why there was still discomfort. The ligament issue was eventually discovered.Houston underwent surgery to repair it on Feb. 16 , and he was given a timetable of six to 12 months for his recovery. The fact that he could be on the field in the coming weeks puts Houston squarely in the window, and increases the likelihood he could be available for the stretch run.That would come as a big relief to Kansas City.The Chiefs were roundly criticized for the way they handled the injury, beginning with the initial -- and ultimately flawed -- diagnosis of a hyperextension. If the ligament situation was found at that point, there is a good chance Houston would already be on the field.Does he want to play right now? Yeah, its killing him not to play, Reid said, but thats the kind of guy he is. You have to do whats right. You take everything else out of it.To that end, Reid said the Chiefs will be cautious in working Houston into the mix. They have taken a similar approach to running back Jamaal Charles, who is expected to be a full participate in practice this week for the first time since tearing his right ACL in Week 5 last season.Charles played briefly against Pittsburgh, but should be full-go on Sunday in Oakland.The Chiefs could certainly use Houstons ability to pressure the quarterback. They only have five sacks through their first four games, fewer than all but one team in the NFL.Houston had 7+ last season, despite playing in only 11 regular-season games.Everybody is different. Youve seen how weve handled Jamaal, Reid said. Youre not going to put the player in a position where hes not ready to play, and so thats a challenge. Its a violent sport that were playing, but you want to make sure he can get out of his own way.Game notes LB Tamba Hali was held out of Wednesdays workout, though that is typical. LB Sio Moore was also absent with the flu. ... 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One of the last refuges of institutional homophobia takes a giant step into the 21st century on Saturday night with the inaugural AFL Pride Game.St Kildas AFL clash with Sydney will feature rainbow-coloured footballs, 50m arcs and umpire flags in an attempt to win over sexually diverse fans.Its a brave new world for the AFL - given the closest its come to a rainbow-themed game would be when early-era Fremantle in their purple, green and red guernseys hosted the brown and gold-clad Hawthorn.Studies show theres work to be done.The largest research piece into homophobia in sport, the Out on the Fields report released in 2015, paints a frightening picture for lesbian, gay and bisexual sport participants and fans.More than half of respondents believe adult sport is not safe for sexually diverse people and eight in every 10 respondents have seen or felt homophobia in sport.Its why St Kilda chief executive Matt Finnis wants the Pride Game to be embraced, and not just tolerated, by the industry.Tolerance suggests an acceptance, and perhaps a reluctant one.Pride means to celebrate.When you apply the pride label, youre saying its a celebration, he told AAP.Thats important because pride is the opposite of shame.No one should ever feel ashamed to come to the footy and hold their partners hand, or feel uncomfortable because of homophobic language.AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said the league was proud to partner in such an important initiative with the two clubs.People are born how theyre born, thats just a fact, and tthere are some in the community who still might not accept that, he said.ddddddddddddf we can play a role with St Kilda and Sydney in calling out that fact and that everyone should be able to be who they want to be.If we can do that through a football game and have the conversation then lets have it.The Pride Game is an adaptation of the grassroots Pride Cup championed by Yarra Glen football club and player Jason Ball.Finnis says AFL players have driven the translation to AFL level.To our younger supporters and players, with an average age in the young 20s, sexual diversity is far more normalised than the generations that have gone before them, he said.From Brock McLean and Dan Jackson being the first players to march at Pride with Jason Ball several years ago now ... to Sam Gilbert fronting this Pride Game this weekend.It would be fair to say players have been at the forefront.Given hundreds of thousands of fans - either at Etihad Stadium or watching on the free-to-air broadcast - will see an AFL match in technicolour like never before, Finnis is expecting some backlash.Its difficult to say what everyones reactions will be, he said.We just hope what we can do through this game is to open peoples eyes to the importance of everyone being welcome.The Pride Game follows in the footsteps of previous social inclusion campaigns, which has championed indigenous players and women in football. 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