The Kansas City Chiefs are doing their best to retain as many key players to make a run at a Super Bowl three-peat. However, it seems highly unlikely the Chiefs re-sign running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
Drafted in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft, Edwards-Helaire has failed to live up to those lofty expectations. With Kansas City declining his fifth-year option and solidifying Isiah Pacheco as their No. 1 back, the writing was already on the wall.
While Edwards-Helaire is largely considered a bust, ESPN insider Bill Barnwell believes the 24-year-old’s career could see a resurgence with the Buffalo Bills. He named the Chiefs’ AFC rival as the “best fit” for the floundering veteran.
Edwards-Helaire’s best college season came with Joe Brady as the offensive coordinator, and the former LSU assistant is now the offensive coordinator with the Bills,” Barnwell wrote. “James Cook is the unquestioned lead back in Buffalo, but Edwards-Helaire could figure in a competition with Ty Johnson for reserve work.”
