{"id":7642,"date":"2024-09-17T22:05:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2024-09-17T22:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:05:50","slug":"nfl-rumors-kareem-hunt-chiefs-agree-to-contract-after-isiah-pachecos-leg-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7642","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Kareem Hunt, Chiefs Agree to Contract After Isiah Pacheco&#8217;s Leg Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kareem Hunt is reportedly going back where his NFL career started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">NFL Network&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1836121659004088812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Pelissero<\/a>\u00a0reported Tuesday the Kansas City Chiefs signed the veteran running back to their practice squad after he worked out for the team. This comes after Isiah Pacheco\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10135554-nfl-rumors-chiefs-isiah-pacheco-to-miss-real-time-with-leg-injury-ir-likely\">suffered<\/a>\u00a0a fractured fibula against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Kansas City will likely be without Pacheco for the foreseeable future, as ESPN&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JFowlerESPN\/status\/1835765321912738134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremy Fowler<\/a>\u00a0reported Monday the starter is expected to miss six to eight weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The Chiefs are also without wide receiver Marquise &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Brown, who may miss the entire season due to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10135386-nfl-rumors-chiefs-hollywood-brown-expected-to-miss-2024-regular-season-amid-injury\">shoulder injury<\/a>\u00a0that requires surgery. While Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy can still anchor one of the best offenses in the league, the two-time reigning champions need more depth at the skill positions given the injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"br-ad-lazy loaded\" data-collapsed=\"0\" data-country=\"US\" data-position=\"rect_atf_01\" data-reload=\"1\" data-responsive-size=\"[[[970,0],[&quot;fluid&quot;,[970,250],[970,66],[728,90],[300,250],[2,2]]],[[728,0],[&quot;fluid&quot;,[728,90],[300,250],[2,2]]],[[0,0],[&quot;fluid&quot;,[300,250],[320,50],[2,2]]]]\" data-size=\"[[300,600],[300,250],[300,2]]\" data-google-query-id=\"CISHtIn-yogDFWGtOgUdhxoZNA\">\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Enter Hunt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Kansas City selected the 29-year-old with a third-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft, and he was a Pro Bowler in his rookie season with a league-best 1,327 rushing yards, 455 receiving yards and 11 total touchdowns. He played just one more season with the Chiefs and then spent the next five years with the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">While Hunt has never replicated those rookie numbers, he is still someone capable of making plays as a runner or a versatile receiver out of the backfield. And opposing defenses will likely key on other playmakers, which could open up space for him as a pass-catcher on third downs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The Chiefs also have Carson Steele and Samaje Perine at running back and will surely rely on both of them while Pacheco is out. Perine is also a capable receiver and will likely see plenty of chances on third downs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">But Hunt offers a familiar face and veteran depth as the organization chases another Lombard Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Kareem Hunt is reportedly going back where his NFL career started. NFL Network&#8217;s\u00a0Tom Pelissero\u00a0reported Tuesday the Kansas City Chiefs signed the veteran running back to their practice squad after &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7642","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\/7642","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=7642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7644,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7642\/revisions\/7644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}