Chiefs back in the Hunt

K.C. hopes to offset Pacheco's injury with return of former running back

- DAVE SKRETTA

Kareem Hunt made an immediate impact as a rookie in 2017, rushing for a league-high 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns. But he was released the following season after video surfaced showing him shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel.

The Chiefs hope to have Kareem Hunt on the field in the next couple of weeks, once the veteran running back is able to get up to speed with the offence, and help them absorb the loss of Isiah Pacheco to a potentially season-ending ankle injury.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid indicated Wednesday that it was unlikely Hunt could help the Chiefs this weekend, when they hit the road for the first time to play Atlanta. But he did not discount Hunt from playing soon afterward, especially if he can relearn the route concepts and verbiage that he first learned while spending his first two seasons in Kansas City.

“I want to see where he’s at. I want to see him working today,” Reid said. “See where he’s at and I’ll be able to judge better.”

Hunt signed with the Chiefs’ practice squad Tuesday, two days after Pacheco hurt his ankle in the closing minutes of their 26-25 win over Cincinnati. Pacheco had “successful” surgery Wednesday but it remains unclear how long he will be out.