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The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the legal tampering period of free agency with a bang, agreeing to sign San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle, Jaylon Moore.<\/p>\n
Whilst the number of Moore\u2019s deal; 2 years, $30 million; implies that he will be Patrick Mahomes\u2018 starting protector on the blindside for the foreseeable future, the team made an important move for a backup player on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs signed another 49ers player, in running back Elijah Mitchell, in a deal up to $3.5 million, per Jordan Schultz.<\/p>\n
Sources: The #Chiefs are signing RB Elijah Mitchell worth up to $3.5M. pic.twitter.com\/epIYCXPaEv<\/em><\/p>\n \u2014 Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 10, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/p>\n However, this could point to bad news for Kansas City\u2019s current RB2, Kareem Hunt, who is also a free agent as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n Kareem Hunt upgrade \u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/TKcwzZ5Gn6<\/em><\/p>\n \u2014 David Miller (@millerfootball_)\u00a0March 10, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Although in theory the team could also re-sign Hunt, it would not make a ton of sense with Mitchell set to join starter,\u00a0Isiah Pacheco\u00a0and impressive young talent, the undrafted\u00a0Carson Steele, on the Chiefs\u2019 roster.<\/p>\n Hunt filled in admirably during his second stint with the organization; having originally been released in 2018 amidst accusations of domestic violence that were caught on video; generating 728 rushing yards in 8 starts for the team.<\/p>\n Yet Hunt still only averaged 3.6 yards per carry, and heading into his age-30 season there is -reasonably \u2013 legitimate concerns about his playing trajectory moving forward.<\/p>\n The 26-year old Elijah Mitchell represents a cheap and youthful upgrade on Hunt, as a player still trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n With the $3.5 million\/year deal, Kansas City are also buying low on a player whose past three seasons have been marred by injury, after breaking out as a rookie to the tune of 963 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns.<\/p>\n Since then, between the arrival of\u00a0Christian McCaffrey\u00a0and injury-ridden seasons in 2022 and 2024, the latter of which in he did not play a single snap in due to a hamstring ailment that put him on\u00a0season-ending IR in August, the former\u2019s 6th round pick\u2019s career has not continued at the same blistering pace that it commenced at.<\/p>\n But now heading into next season with a cleaner bill of health, the Chiefs will be hoping that he can provide a sneakily strong 1-2 punch with Pacheco in the run game.<\/p>\n This does likely mean, as a result, that Hunt is out of the picture, especially considering the team will want to continue the development of Steele, whom head coach, Andy Reid, is high on.<\/p>\n Moreover, with 2025 being an excellent draft for running backs up and down the board, it feels like making an offer to bring back a 30 year old back who is now past the dreaded 2,000 carries mark between college and the pros, and who has character-based issues in his past, could be a waste of resources.<\/p>\n Resources that could be better spent on improving or maintaining the primary needs of the team \u2013 like re-signing nose tackle\u00a0Tershawn Wharton.<\/p>\n The door is certainly not closed on KC making a move to re-sign Hunt for one more season, but he will likely get more lucrative offers elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the legal tampering period of free agency with a bang, agreeing to sign San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle, Jaylon Moore. Whilst… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nChiefs Unlikely To Re-Sign Hunt With Mitchell Agreeing To Deal<\/h2>\n
What Does Elijah Mitchell Bring To The Table?<\/h2>\n