{"id":16459,"date":"2024-12-17T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16459"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:20:08","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-release-big-name-rb-in-stunning-move-following-patrick-mahomes-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16459","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Release Big-Name RB In Stunning Move Following Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0have waived fan favorite and three-time\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0champion-winning running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire in a surprise move.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday afternoon, Clyde Edwards-Helaire bid farewell to the Chiefs in an emotional X\/Twitter post.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Clydro_22\/status\/1868770936851497389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed\u00a0<\/a>that CEH has been waived by the defending Super Bowl champions.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards-Helaire was brought back by the Chiefs on a one-year deal in the offseason, after they declined the fifth-year option on his rookie deal. But the 2020 first-round pick hasn\u2019t seen any playing time this year, with\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/kareem-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kareem Hunt<\/a>\u00a0emerging as the RB1 during Isiah Pacheco\u2019s recovery from a leg injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Love ya KC! A family I didn\u2019t know I needed, y\u2019all made a Kid from Baton Rouge dreams come true!<br \/>\nTo Chiefs Kingdom , its all love and the support I had in troubling times will forever be unmatched from you guys! With love! \u2764\ufe0f \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n<p>-Clydro \u270c\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GLYDE (@Clydro_22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Clydro_22\/status\/1868770936851497389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 1,845 yards and 12 touchdowns in his four seasons with the Chiefs, to go along with 89 receptions for 765 yards and seven rushing touchdowns. He helped them to consecutive Super Bowl championships in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-clyde-edwards-helaire-needed-a-fresh-start\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clyde Edwards-Helaire Needed A Fresh Start<\/h2>\n<p>The Chiefs offense has been inconsistent this season, but the Hunt-Pacheco rushing duo will play a vital role in their bid for a three-peat. With no role for CEH, it was only fair for him to get waived and explore opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have waived fan favorite and three-time\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0champion-winning running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire in a surprise move. On Monday afternoon, Clyde Edwards-Helaire bid farewell to the Chiefs in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16461,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16459\/revisions\/16461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}