3 Chiefs veterans who won’t make the 2023 Week 1 roster
By Scott Rogust
3 Chiefs veterans who won’t make the 2023 Week 1 roster: Clyde Edwards-Helaire
One player on the Kansas City Chiefs who could be in danger of making the roster is former 2020 first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
After winning Super Bowl 54, the Chiefs decided to use their top selection on Edwards-Helaire, who lit up college football alongside quarterback Joe Burrow at LSU. With this addition, the Chiefs expected to have their running back for the foreseeable future. As Edwards-Helaire’s career progressed, one thing became evident — the running back has injury issues.
In 2020, Edwards-Helaire missed time due to a high ankle sprain and a hip injury. In 2021, he suffered an MCL sprain. Then, this past season, Edwards-Helaire suffered another ankle injury.
This past season, the Chiefs watched rookie Isiah Pacheco skyrocket up the depth chart and become a reliable starter. Not to mention that Jerick McKinnon was a touchdown machine for the team, picking up 10 touchdowns from scrimmage.
In training camp, Edwards-Helaire is right behind Pacheco and McKinnon. The team declined to pick up his fifth-year option, making him an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season. Could the Chiefs opt to cut him ahead of Week 1? It all depends on how Andy Reid wants to utilize his running backs. If he thinks they can get the most out of Pacheco and McKinnon, as well as rookie Deneric Prince.
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