Oh, and he played the Super Bowl with a broken hand and a torn labrum in his shoulder. He ran for 95 yards in a playoff win over Jacksonville, had five catches for 59 yards in the AFC title game against Cincinnati, and reached the end zone in the Chiefs’ 38-35 win over the Eagles. Pacheco began last season as an afterthought, but when Edwards-Helaire struggled again with injuries, the player affectionately known as “Pops” seized on his opportunity. The Chiefs certainly have trust in Pacheco and McKinnon in those moments. We’re going to have a deep running back room, and it’s always good to have those guys that we can trust to be in there for the big moments of the game.” “I mean, he can catch the ball in the backfield, he can run the ball really well, and he’s getting better and better with protection stuff,” Mahomes said, “so I think they’re just continuing to get him reps.
They are joined by Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who is in the final year of his rookie deal, and potentially Deneric Prince, an undrafted rookie out of Tulsa who’s turned so many heads in training camp that he could have a job locked up before the first preseason game. The Chiefs are rolling into their Super Bowl title defense with largely the same backfield: acheco, that late-round steal-turned star, and McKinnon, the aging veteran who has proven he can still produce.
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