{"id":7402,"date":"2024-09-16T22:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2024-09-16T22:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:40:34","slug":"chiefs-rb-depth-chart-how-isiah-pacheco-injury-kareem-hunt-visit-could-impact-kc-backfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7402","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs RB depth chart: How Isiah Pacheco injury, Kareem Hunt visit could impact KC backfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0earned a walk-off win over the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0in Week 2 to improve to 2-0 on the season, but the victory came at a cost. The\u00a0Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0lost their starting running back\u00a0Isiah Pacheco<\/a>\u00a0to a fractured fibula.<\/p>\n

Pacheco’s injury occurred when the third-year running back bent back awkwardly while being tackled on a 1-yard run in the final minutes of the game. He left the field and exited the stadium on crutches and in a walking boot.<\/p>\n

Pacheco is set to miss 6-8 weeks because of the injury, according to\u00a0ESPN’s Adam Schefter<\/a>. That will sideline him at least until Kansas City’s Week 9 date with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 4, so the Chiefs will need to create a suitable running back rotation to complement\u00a0Patrick Mahomes<\/a>\u00a0until then.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs already are missing backup\u00a0Clyde Edwards-Helaire<\/a>, as he landed on the NFI (non-football illness) list before the season and will be out through at least Week 4. That leaves the Chiefs with just two healthy backs on their 53-man roster, and neither has been a three-down starter in the NFL to date.<\/div>\n
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That’s part of the reason that the Chiefs are set to visit with veteran running back Kareem Hunt on Tuesday. They need to consider adding depth to their thinning backfield.<\/p>\n

Chiefs RB depth chart after Isiah Pacheco injury<\/h2>\n

The Chiefs have just two healthy running backs on their 53-man roster after Pacheco’s injury. They are:<\/p>\n