KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 28: Kareem Hunt #27 of the Kansas City Chiefs attempts to leap over the tackle attempt Will Parks #34 of the Denver Broncos during the first half of the game at Arrowhead Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Kareem Hunt’s early success could set up an impossible burden for Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
Kareem Hunt wasn’t even supposed to start for the Kansas City Chiefs. After Week 1, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
After the Chiefs selected Hunt, a running back out of Toledo, in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the plan was to partner Hunt in tandem with incumbent starter Spencer Ware, a former undrafted back who had earned the job with his surprising two-way skills in relief of Jamaal Charles.