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The Kansas City Chiefs were the AFC’s No. 1 seed after a 15-2 regular season and made it to the Super Bowl last year, and that was with a below-par run game.<\/p>\n

Ranked 26th for rush yards per game (101.2), led by Kareem Hunt, who took over from Isiah Pacheco, who suffered a leg injury early in the season, the Chiefs chugged away with Hunt’s bruising style, pounding teams into submission.<\/p>\n

But the rushing attack lacked a serious speed threat to break big gains in the blink of an eye. That led general manager Brett Veach to sign free agent Elijah Mitchell, who didn’t play a snap in 2024 due to a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

And it is hoped that Mitchell can bring a different style to a run game that needs it.<\/p>\n

“He’s got a little quickness and speed,” Reid said via ESPN. “He’s also got the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield or [the Chiefs can] flex him out. When he was healthy, he did a pretty good job in San Francisco.”<\/p>\n

Mitchell posted 963 yards and five touchdowns in his rookie season, but injuries took a toll from then on. Just five games in 2022 and then 11 in 2023 before missing the entire 2024 season.<\/p>\n

So Elijah comes to Kansas City with a chip on his shoulder after a fair fall from grace after his solid rookie season.<\/p>\n

Now part of a trio with Hunt and Pacheco, Mitchell will give the Chiefs a different element out of the backfield, one that could also open things up for Patrick Mahomes in the passing game.<\/p>\n

Yes, there will be some rust, and Elijah’s health will be closely watched this offseason, but if the Chiefs can get a healthy and fully firing Mitchell for 2025, then fireworks might be on the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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