KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs' running game turned stale and plodding last season. The Chiefs were last in runs of 10 yards or more from their running backs with 17, the second-lowest number for any NFL team in the past 25 years.
To help fix the problem, the Chiefs turned to a seemingly unlikely source in free agency. Running back Elijah Mitchell hasn't played since 2023 because of an injured hamstring or been consistently productive since he was a rookie with the San Francisco 49ers in 2021.