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Clyde Edwards-Helaire Is Everything Promised, and Chiefs Have Reason to Believe

Big expectations awaited rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire in his NFL debut. Nearly every season-predictions post pumped him up as an Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate while fantasy football analysts tabbed him as a first-round pick. He's now rostered in 99.6 percent of ESPN fantasy leagues (prompting a run of Fresh Prince of Helaire team names).

When Chiefs incumbent starter Damien Williams opted out, it was clear the work would go to Edwards-Helaire, expected to improve a Chiefs running game that struggled until the latter half of the 2019 season. On Thursday night, in the most anticipated kickoff game in modern NFL history, Edwards-Helaire made good on those expectations, rushing 25 times for 138 yards (5.