{"id":43998,"date":"2026-02-27T12:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43998"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:27:22","slug":"veteran-rb-called-perfect-addition-for-chiefs-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43998","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 \u201cPerfect\u201d Veteran RB Emerging as Ideal Offseason Addition for the Kansas City Chiefs \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udca5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254671618-e1769805767194.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254671618-e1769805767194.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254671618-e1769805767194.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254671618-e1769805767194.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Veteran RB Called 'Perfect' Addition for Chiefs This Offseason\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs head into the 2026 offseason with a few major needs, including their backfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs got only spotty contributions from their running backs last year, which put increasing pressure on the passing game and led to a late-season slump that allowed the team to drop to 6-11 and miss the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Help could be on the way, however, with one NFL analyst predicting they will add a veteran running back with a track record of success.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs Predicted to Add Running Back in Free Agency<\/h2>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Alex Ballentine broke down what he called \u201cperfect\u201d free agency additions for all 32 NFL teams, suggesting the Chiefs could land running back Travis Etienne Jr. Ballentine wrote that Etienne could be a cost-effective addition for a team in desperate need of steady running backs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5399944\/element\/5\">\n<p>\u201cThe Chiefs are a little light on cash, but they need to make impact signings after going 6-11 last season,\u201d Ballentine wrote. \u201cThe Chiefs run game lacked explosiveness and they\u2019ll have to reconstruct the backfield with both Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt headed for free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Etienne\u2019s versatility could make him a good addition for the Chiefs, Ballentine added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5399944\/element\/6\">\n<p>\u201cTravis Etienne Jr. would add some dynamic running to the backfield,\u201d Ballentine wrote. \u201cHis ability to create yardage beyond his blocking shows up well in advanced metrics on PlayerProfiler, even if he wasn\u2019t at the very top of the league last season. His receiving ability would allow Andy Reid to get creative with him coming out of the backfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Options Could Be Growing Limited<\/h2>\n<p>Ballentine suggested that the presence of veteran running backs Kenneth Walker III and Breece Hall on the free agency market could drive down the price for Etienne, but those dynamics could be changing.<\/p>\n<p>New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey said this week that the team intends to keep Hall, and could be prepared to use the franchise tag if it means preventing him from hitting free agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5399944\/element\/8\">\n<p>\u201cIdeally, we\u2019d find a way to get a deal done and keep Breece around,\u201d Mougey told reporters at the combine on Tuesday,\u00a0via ESPN. \u201cI\u2019ve said that for the past year since I got here. Breece is a good player, and we want to find a way to keep him around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been going through that process and are still doing so. We have a week to find out, if we can\u2019t get to an agreement, which way we\u2019ll go with the tag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts have suggested the Chiefs could find their answer to the running game in the upcoming NFL Draft. Former NFL front office executive Mike Tannenbaum suggested on a\u00a0February 13 episode of ESPN\u2019s \u201cGet Up\u201d that Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love would be a great addition with the team\u2019s No. 9 overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody had less explosive plays from the running back position than the Kansas City Chiefs,\u201d Tannenbaum said. \u201cThis is an ideal fit running the ball [and] out of the backfield. Again, Patrick Mahomes will be Superman, but not from day one. Go get a young skill player with explosiveness. Draft Jeremiyah Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs could find a &#8220;perfect&#8221; backfield addition in free agent Travis Etienne Jr., an analyst suggests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udd25 \u201cPerfect\u201d Veteran RB Emerging as Ideal Offseason Addition for the Kansas City Chiefs \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udca5 - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43998\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udd25 \u201cPerfect\u201d Veteran RB Emerging as Ideal Offseason Addition for the Kansas City Chiefs \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udca5 - 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