The Kansas City Chiefs running back position will be closely watched throughout the season as they seek consistency following the injury to starter Isiah Pacheco.
Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy spoke to reporters on Friday about running back Kareem Hunt’s regular-season debut and fit in the offense.
“It was really neat. He’s so violent, he’s physical. He had a great attitude throughout.” said Nagy. “He had, however many, what I think he had, 16 or 17 carries and a few touches in the pass game. That’s who he is, and we weren’t really sure going into it how many (he’d) get. But he runs violent. He runs hard, and it makes it nice when you’re doing that.”
Hunt didn’t seem to miss a beat production-wise after spending five seasons with the Cleveland Browns and not playing in the first three weeks of the season. He finished last Sunday’s game with 69 yards on 14 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per rush.
Hunt could be the temporary starter moving forward because of his experience and rookie Carson Steele’s fumbling issues. Clyde Edwards-Helaire was recently elevated from the NFI list but will need some time to get reacclimated with the team.