{"id":43919,"date":"2025-11-24T00:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T00:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=43919"},"modified":"2025-11-24T00:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T00:50:06","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-sign-popular-1000-yard-rb-just-a-few-hours-after-monumental-win-over-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=43919","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Sign Popular 1,000-Yard RB Just a Few Hours After Monumental Win Over Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>After a potential season-saving victory over the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\/\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0have signed former Houston Texans star running back Dameon Pierce to bolster their backfield.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Per\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0insider Jordan Schultz, the Chiefs have signed Dameon Pierce to their practice squad. The move comes three days after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans-waive-star-running-back-tnf-buffalo-bills\/\">Pierce was waived by the Texans<\/a>\u00a0ahead of their \u2018Thursday Night Football\u2019 clash with the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1992744279832445136&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-sign-popular-1000-yard-running-back-after-colts-win%2F&amp;sessionId=fd0f1aed4cdb00783562be06edcf0771f7421238&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1992744279832445136\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A fourth-round pick of the Texans in 2022, Pierce stood out as a rookie with 939 rushing yards and 1,104 yards of offense. However, he lost his starting job to Devin Singletary in 2023 and never regained that star-like form, and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/joe-mixon\/\">Joe Mixon<\/a>\u00a0took over as the Texans\u2019 RB1 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Even with Mixon missing all of 2025, Dameon Pierce could never regain that starting running back job. Veteran Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks have been Houston\u2019s main RBs this season.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PierDa01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pro Football Reference<\/a>, Pierce has 1,674 rushing yards and eight touchdowns over his first four NFL seasons. The Kansas City rushing game has struggled this season, as Hunt leads the team with only 457 rushing yards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; After a potential season-saving victory over the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have signed former Houston Texans star running back Dameon Pierce to bolster their backfield. 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