{"id":40231,"date":"2025-03-10T23:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40231"},"modified":"2025-03-10T23:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:34:21","slug":"chiefs-agreement-to-sign-nfc-champion-spells-trouble-for-pro-bowl-rb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40231","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; Agreement To Sign NFC Champion Spells Trouble For Pro Bowl RB"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2182971324-e1741628867152.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2182971324-e1741628867152.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2182971324-e1741628867152.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2182971324-e1741628867152.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs' Agreement To Sign NFC Champion Spells Trouble For Pro Bowl RB\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the legal tampering period of free agency with a bang, agreeing to sign San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle, Jaylon Moore.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst the number of Moore\u2019s deal; 2 years, $30 million; implies that he will be Patrick Mahomes\u2018 starting protector on the blindside for the foreseeable future, the team made an important move for a backup player on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs signed another 49ers player, in running back Elijah Mitchell, in a deal up to $3.5 million, per Jordan Schultz.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sources: The #Chiefs are signing RB Elijah Mitchell worth up to $3.5M. pic.twitter.com\/epIYCXPaEv<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 10, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/p>\n<p>However, this could point to bad news for Kansas City\u2019s current RB2, Kareem Hunt, who is also a free agent as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kareem Hunt upgrade \u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/TKcwzZ5Gn6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Miller (@millerfootball_) March 10, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs Unlikely To Re-Sign Hunt With Mitchell Agreeing To Deal<\/h2>\n<p>Although in theory the team could also re-sign Hunt, it would not make a ton of sense with Mitchell set to join starter, Isiah Pacheco and impressive young talent, the undrafted Carson Steele, on the Chiefs\u2019 roster.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt filled in admirably during his second stint with the organization; having originally been released in 2018 amidst accusations of domestic violence that were caught on video; generating 728 rushing yards in 8 starts for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Hunt still only averaged 3.6 yards per carry, and heading into his age-30 season there is -reasonably \u2013 legitimate concerns about his playing trajectory moving forward.<\/p>\n<h2>What Does Elijah Mitchell Bring To The Table?<\/h2>\n<p>The 26-year old Elijah Mitchell represents a cheap and youthful upgrade on Hunt, as a player still trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>With the $3.5 million\/year deal, Kansas City are also buying low on a player whose past three seasons have been marred by injury, after breaking out as a rookie to the tune of 963 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, between the arrival of Christian McCaffrey and injury-ridden seasons in 2022 and 2024, the latter of which in he did not play a single snap in due to a hamstring ailment that put him on season-ending IR in August, the former\u2019s 6th round pick\u2019s career has not continued at the same blistering pace that it commenced at.<\/p>\n<p>But now heading into next season with a cleaner bill of health, the Chiefs will be hoping that he can provide a sneakily strong 1-2 punch with Pacheco in the run game.<\/p>\n<p>This does likely mean, as a result, that Hunt is out of the picture, especially considering the team will want to continue the development of Steele, whom head coach, Andy Reid, is high on.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, with 2025 being an excellent draft for running backs up and down the board, it feels like making an offer to bring back a 30 year old back who is now past the dreaded 2,000 carries mark between college and the pros, and who has character-based issues in his past, could be a waste of resources.<\/p>\n<p>Resources that could be better spent on improving or maintaining the primary needs of the team \u2013 like re-signing nose tackle Tershawn Wharton.<\/p>\n<p>The door is certainly not closed on KC making a move to re-sign Hunt for one more season, but he will likely get more lucrative offers elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com.\u00a0Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and has covered the NFL and college football for Gridiron Heroics\u00a0and\u00a0The Hammer. 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