{"id":102497,"date":"2025-10-04T00:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497"},"modified":"2025-10-04T00:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:16:26","slug":"chiefs-named-potential-suitor-in-trade-for-recent-1000-yard-rb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2201938946-e1759521732732.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2201938946-e1759521732732.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2201938946-e1759521732732.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2201938946-e1759521732732.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>As the Chiefs&#8217; RB room continues to struggle, could GM Brett Veach make an external move?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It may only be a month or so into the 2025-26 season, but it\u2019s clear the Kansas City Chiefs have one of the NFL\u2019s worst running back rooms. The duo of Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco isn\u2019t cutting it, and the budding emergence of rookie Brashard Smith is in wait-and-see mode.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Patrick Mahomes needs more from his rushing attack. A No. 4 ranking in EPA\/rush (per SumerSports) is far more a reflection of Mahomes\u2019 scrambling than his halfbacks being up to snuff. Could an external addition before November\u2019s trade deadline do the trick?<\/p>\n<p>One analyst seems to believe so. In a September 29 story for Bleacher Report, Kristopher Knox singled out the Chiefs as a potential trade suitor for a recent 1,000-yard rusher.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Analyst Pegs Chiefs as Trade Fit for Panthers RB Rico Dowdle<\/h2>\n<p>Knox thinks Kansas City, as well as the Chicago Bears, make sense for Carolina Panthers veteran Rico Dowdle.<\/p>\n<p>His projected trade value for Dowdle is merely a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick \u2014 the lowest possible price to pay.<\/p>\n<p>The former Cowboys starter signed a one-year deal with Carolina this offseason but hasn\u2019t been a big part of the game plan,\u201d Knox wrote. \u201cHe\u2019s caught five passes, logged 28 carries and tallied 103 yards with a touchdown. As Dallas\u2019 starter last year, though, the 27-year-old rushed for 1,079 yards, caught 39 passes and totaled 1,328 scrimmage yards. While he\u2019s not the proven playmaker Kamara is, he has a modest $1.2 million base salary and should be available at a bargain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDowdle is, at worst, a high-end backup and does have depth value for Carolina. However, the 1-3 Panthers appear to be in the middle of another lost season and might as well get a longer look at rookie Trevor Etienne.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying that the Chiefs need some sort of improvement over what they have. Whether it comes internally or externally remains to be seen. Andy Reid-coached teams will always throw a ton, but Kansas City\u2019s No. 2 ranking in pass rate over expected depicts an offense that struggles with balance.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time someone has tabbed the Chiefs as a trade fit for a running back. New Orleans Saints standout Alvin Kamara was dubbed an intriguing name days before Knox threw Dowdle\u2019s name in the hat.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5254339\/element\/4\">How Much Could Dowdle Help Improve Kansas City\u2019s Offense in 2025?<\/h2>\n<p>With that in mind, would Dowdle qualify as an upgrade? The answer is complicated.<\/p>\n<p>He hasn\u2019t shown that kind of ability this season. In four games for Carolina, he\u2019s averaging a career-worst 3.1 yards per touch. His 1.2 yards per contact after attempt marks a personal worst as well. The sixth-year man, judging by Weeks 1-4, has lost his ability to be an effective primary or secondary halfback.<\/p>\n<p>Last year couldn\u2019t have been more different, though. In 16 contests with the Dallas Cowboys, Dowdle averaged a career-high in yards per carry (4.6) en route to the only 1,000-yard rushing campaign of his NFL tenure. He also hauled in 39 passes for 249 yards, good for a healthy 4.8 yards per touch. According to Pro Football Focus, he posted a 15.8% breakaway run rate and logged 26 carries of 10 or more yards.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, Hunt\u2019s 2024 regular-season breakaway clip (7.1%) was dead last among 50 halfbacks with 80 or more carries. Pacheco (11%) wasn\u2019t much better at 47th overall. They combined for 14 runs of 20-plus yards. Per NFL Pro data, the Chiefs have produced football\u2019s lowest explosive run rate since last season at 4.8%.<\/p>\n<p>If Dowdle still has anything even remotely close to last year\u2019s form, he\u2019d be worth picking up. He\u2019s still only 27 years old and aside from missing 2021 with a fractured hip, he boasts a relatively clean bill of health.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a big \u201cif,\u201d but it isn\u2019t like Kansas City has an actual answer barring a big-time Smith breakout.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Foote is a seasoned sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com with an emphasis on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. He has years of experience publishing NFL and MLB content for Sports Illustrated&#8217;s On SI vertical, in addition to a background in NBA coverage for multiple outlets. Foote is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. He&#8217;s based in Kansas City. More about Jordan Foote<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the ongoing struggles of their RB room, do the Kansas City Chiefs need to make a move? One outlet tabs Rico Dowdle as a fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":102498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Given the ongoing struggles of their RB room, do the Kansas City Chiefs need to make a move? One outlet tabs Rico Dowdle as a fit.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-04T00:16:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497\",\"name\":\"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-04T00:16:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-04T00:16:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\",\"name\":\"MrThanh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThanh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB - NEWS USA","og_description":"Given the ongoing struggles of their RB room, do the Kansas City Chiefs need to make a move? One outlet tabs Rico Dowdle as a fit.","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-10-04T00:16:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrThanh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThanh","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497","name":"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-04T00:16:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-04T00:16:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avtvip-38.jpg","width":900,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102497#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chiefs Named \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 in Trade for Recent 1,000-Yard RB"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec","name":"MrThanh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThanh"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102499,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102497\/revisions\/102499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/102498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}