Pacheco limped off the sphere within the fourth quarter and exited the stadium in a strolling boot and crutches. The RB led the Chiefs with 90 yards on 19 rush makes an attempt on Sunday and added 5 catches for 21 yards.
The standard restoration timeline for a fractured fibula is wherever between 4 to eight weeks, relying on the severity, so the Chiefs will seemingly be with out Pacheco for at the very least the subsequent month, if not longer.
Pacheco’s harm comes after the Chiefs already misplaced Hollywood Brown for the foreseeable future. Clyde Edwards-Helaire can be on the reserve/non-football sickness checklist.
The following query is how Reid fills the void. The membership signed Samaje Perine, who has performed principally a pass-catching function. Undrafted rookie Carson Steele took the late between-the-tackles runs on Sunday and will see a extra outstanding early down function.
Reid instructed reporters on Monday that the present plan is to “go together with the fellows we’ve now,” however added that normal supervisor Brett Veach might look so as to add a veteran.
The Chiefs are, in truth, internet hosting a well-recognized face, Kareem Hunt, on Tuesday, NFL Community Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources. Hunt, 29, spent his first two seasons with the Chiefs — main the league with 1,327 speeding yards in 2017, his rookie season — earlier than taking part in the final 5 years with the Browns. Ok.C. might additionally convey again Jerick McKinnon, a free agent, to assist fill the void.
Not one of the choices will convey the identical ferocity and power that Pacheco provides to the Patrick Mahomes-led offense.