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See It: Clyde Edwards-Helaire teams up with Sleep Number to surprise local military family

Glyde gets into the Christmas spirit.

While Kansas City named Tyrann Mathieu as the Walter Payton Man of the Year candidate, they have plenty of players that do exceptional work in the community. Former LSU Tigers running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is a prime example of that.

The national championship-winning running back teamed up with Sleep Number to giveaway a 360 smart bed.

“Being able to partner with Sleep Number and give an awesome bed to a loving and giving family and being able to surprise Phil Henke’s family is always a great feeling,” Edwards-Helaire said on social media.

“I’m super excited, I’m happy for you all,” CEH said. “I was happy, even to have the short day to make the trip, so coming from a military family, I’m all for it.”

“Rest and sleep in my NFL career has absolutely been the pivotal point in my career,” He said. “More recently I had a knee injury, and in that moment you don’t want to rest but, being able to get the sleep that I was able to get with my Sleep Number bed, was great for me, and I was able to play a lot sooner than I thought and I think a lot of that came with understanding sleep patterns and understanding the significance of using my Sleep Number bed to it’s fullest capabilities.” – via Chiefs Wire

This season CEH has appeared in nine games for the Chiefs with 110 carries for 490 yards and three touchdowns. The former Tiger also has contributed two more touchdowns through the air. Kansas City is gearing up for another Super Bowl run, they are currently the No. 1 seeded team in the AFC at 10-4.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been working on his receiving game this offseason

Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a quietly productive rookie season with 1,100 yards from scrimmage and five total touchdowns in 13 games.

Former LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a quietly productive rookie season with 1,100 yards from scrimmage and five total touchdowns in just 13 games played.

Edwards-Helaire rushed for 830 yards while catching 36 passes for 297 yards.

But, his rookie season ended with a Super Bowl loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

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The Kansas City Chiefs offense is as explsovie as any offense in the entire NFL, and Edwards-Helaire knows he can become a huge part of helping the offense become even that much more dangerous.

He wants to become a better receiver in 2021, and beyond.

“I’ve been working on my hands and catching.” 

Edwards-Helaire said earlier this week, via Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs’ website.
“I wouldn’t say it was a problem last year, but just understanding our offense… we move the ball around and we spread the field, so why not work on something that I feel like I can improve on? That was one of my steps as far as improvement goes.”
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The Chiefs offense will continue to be dominant with Andy Reid calling the plays and Patrick Mahomes behind center.

But if Edwards-Helaire can become more of a receiving threat out of the backfield or even moving around the field more, that could make this offense much more dangerous.

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Fantasy Football: Can Clyde Edwards-Helaire be Andy Reid’s next great RB?

This time last year, former LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire landed in the perfect spot, on one of the best offenses in football.

This time last year, former LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire landed in the perfect spot, on one of the best offenses in football, in the Kansas City Cheifs.

As a rookie, Edwards-Helaire ran for 135 yards and a touchdown in his first NFL game and showed flashes of brilliance as the Chiefs’ featured running back through Week 6 of his rookie season.

When the Chiefs signed running back Le’Veon Bell, Edwards-Helaire’s role was greatly diminished. He averaged just 10.6 carries and 3.3 targets from Week 7 on compared to 17.8 carries and 5.2 targets in the first six weeks of the season prior to Bell’s arrival.

Fast forward to now as he enters his second season in the league. The Chiefs didn’t take a running back in the 2021 NFL Draft and both Damien Williams and Le’Veon Bell are no longer with the team.

From a fantasy football perspective, I expect a big season for CEH. He should be looking at positive regression in the touchdown column and also see more of a feature role in the offense, similar to what we saw at the start of his rookie campaign.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire has the skillset and offensive scheme opportunity to be a top-10 running back in 2021.