Chiefs re-sign running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Published in Football
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back Clyde Edwards-Helaire on a one-year deal, a source close to the situation confirmed to The Kansas City Star on Tuesday afternoon.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport first reported the transaction.
Edwards-Helaire, who turns 25 next week, has spent the last four years with the Chiefs. He was selected by Kansas City out of LSU in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Edwards-Helaire had some productive moments for the Chiefs last season while primarily serving in a backup role behind starter Isiah Pacheco. Edwards-Helaire’s best performance in 2023 was a Week 14 road game against the New England Patriots: He had a 48-yard reception and also a separate jump-ball touchdown catch in the end zone on a pass from Patrick Mahomes.
KC’s running back corps still appears as if it could use another body or two. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday that former Baltimore Ravens running back and current free agent JK Dobbins was visiting the Chiefs.
The Chiefs’ other primary running back in the rotation last season, Jerick McKinnon, is a free agent and remains unsigned.
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The Kansas City Star’s Sam McDowell contributed to this report.
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