{"id":6776,"date":"2024-12-16T22:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2024-12-16T22:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:53:11","slug":"breaking-news-chiefs-waive-rb-clyde-edwards-helaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=6776","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : \ud83d\udea8 Shocking Move: Chiefs Waive RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire! \ud83c\udfc8\ud83d\udd25 Discover why the Kansas City Chiefs made this surprising decision\u2014what\u2019s next for the former first-round pick? \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-347168\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2020\/12\/USATSI_15327478-230x300.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>With <strong>Isiah Pacheco<\/strong> back, the Chiefs have stuck with <strong>Kareem Hunt<\/strong> as a key player on offense. Hunt\u2019s Chiefs reunion continued a season of inactivity for <strong>Clyde Edwards-Helaire<\/strong>. The former first-round pick is now off the team\u2019s roster entirely.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs cut Edwards-Helaire on Monday, the fifth-year running back announced. This will clear a roster spot in Kansas City, as <strong>Marquise Brown<\/strong> ramps up toward a possible Week 16 debut with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards-Helaire had begun his career as a starter for the team, but he was unable to deliver on expectations that came with a No. 32 overall draft slot. Pacheco, a former seventh-round pick, had usurped him; the Chiefs had Pacheco and <strong>Jerick McKinnon<\/strong> playing ahead of Edwards-Helaire last season. Despite the team not re-signing McKinnon, it did not find room for CEH on its gameday rosters. Since being activated off the reserve\/non-football illness list, Edwards-Helaire has been a healthy scratch.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible Edwards-Helaire could be brought back on a practice squad deal, but the LSU alum\u2019s message certainly does not point to that happening. If this is it for the 5-foot-7 back in Kansas City, he will close his Missouri run with 32 starts, 1,845 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs used one of their activations to return Edwards-Helaire to the 53-man roster, doing so after having placed him on the NFI list to start the season. Once Pacheco suffered a broken leg in Week 2, however, Hunt quickly reentered the fray as the team\u2019s primary back. Hunt remains on Kansas City\u2019s roster, with UDFA <strong>Carson Steele<\/strong> still around as a third-stringer and <strong>Samaje Perine<\/strong> as a pass-down specialist. Teams do not make a habit of carrying five RBs, so the roster math makes sense here \u2014 especially with the Chiefs needing a spot for Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting <strong>J.K. Dobbins<\/strong> on a free agent visit April 2, the Chiefs instead chose to re-sign Edwards-Helaire to a one-year, $1.7MM deal. This release will leave the team on the hook for just less than $200K in dead money. Having neared a recovery from the shoulder injury that has sidelined him throughout the season, Brown is on track to be activated soon.<\/p>\n<p>Debuting with a 138-yard, two-touchdown performance, Edwards-Helaire could not consistently display the pass-game chops that led to his first-round arrival. He also struggled with injuries, having missed time in each of his four seasons before this year\u2019s NFI stint. Counting hte playoffs, Edwards-Helaire missed 24 games from 2020-23. Still, he profiles as an option for a running back-needy team on waivers. 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