Kansas City Chiefs rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire has scored the first touchdown of his NFL career. The first-round draft pick took his time, racking up some yardage in the first half. He even had a goal-line carry that was so close to scoring his first NFL touchdown.
He waited until the second quarter to show Chiefs Kingdom what they’ve all been waiting for. The Chiefs were driving in their first possession of the second half, when Edwards-Helaire broke loose for a 27-yard touchdown run.
Check out the play in all of its glory down below:
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Edwards-Helaire ran up behind the left guard Kelechi Osemele, who is a road grader in the running game. Osemele cleared the lane and Edwards-Helaire put his speed and footwork on display. He juked Texans DB Justin Reid out of his shoes and took off galloping toward the endzone. Before the Texans knew it they’d be down 24-7 to Kansas City.
On the night, Edwards-Helaire has 12 attempts for 102 yards and a touchdown and there’s still a quarter and a half of football left to be played. This rookie is proving to be everything that Chiefs fans were promised and it’s only the first week of the season.
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