An harm to star working again Isiah Pacheco could expose one of many Kansas City Chiefs‘ greatest roster holes.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Pacheco fractured his fibula within the Chiefs’ 26-25 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2 and is predicted to land on injured reserve, which means he ought to miss at the least 4 video games.
Schefter added he is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday to find out if there’s a fracture and or ligament harm to his ankle.
The third-year again performs a pivotal function in Kansas Metropolis’s offense. By means of two video games, he has rushed for 135 yards and one landing on 34 carries. He has additionally caught seven passes for 54 yards.
Final season, he tallied profession highs in dashing yards (935) and dashing TDs (seven) in 14 regular-season video games, serving to the Chiefs repeat as Tremendous Bowl champions.
“The Chiefs’ depth on the working again place has been a priority for the reason that begin of coaching camp,” wrote The Athletic’s Nate Taylor, Dianna Russini and Larry Holder. “With this being the primary vital harm in Pacheco’s profession, the Chiefs will seemingly must depend on rookie fullback Carson Steele and seven-year veteran Samaje Perine, who joined the staff simply two weeks in the past.”
Steele has served because the RB2 by the Chiefs’ first two video games, working for the staff’s third-most yards (27) on 9 dashing makes an attempt. Perine has but to file a carry, however has logged two receptions for 3 yards.
The Chiefs placed RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a former first-round choose, on the non-football sickness record earlier than the season opener and is predicted to overlook at the least two extra video games. In July, Edwards-Helaire revealed he has just lately skilled post-traumatic stress dysfunction.
The Chiefs ought to contemplate signing a free-agent RB, maybe Jerick McKinnon, who helped the membership seize two Tremendous Bowls over the previous three seasons.
Regardless, the Chiefs should discover a viable alternative for Pacheco. Though they’ve QB Patrick Mahomes, he wants a robust floor assault to thrive.