The Chiefs spent greater than a 12 months growing working again La’Mical Perine, including the previous Jets draftee in January 2023 and utilizing him at factors final season. The group is now transferring on from the reserve RB.
The 2-time defending Tremendous Bowl champions opted to chop the previous fourth-round choose Friday, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson notes. This may create some questions concerning how the Chiefs will fill out their backfield behind their regulars.
Perine’s solely notable work with the Chiefs got here throughout a Week 18 matchup with the Chargers, one which featured the AFC West champs resting a number of starters as a consequence of having locked in a No. 3 seed within the AFC playoffs. Perine obtained 21 carries, totaling 76 yards, in that matchup. He was energetic for the Chiefs’ three AFC playoff video games, taking part in a particular groups function. The Chiefs didn’t gown Perine for Tremendous Bowl LVIII, having activated Jerick McKinnon forward of that sport.
Kansas Metropolis has not gone via with its common post-draft McKinnon settlement; the 10-year veteran stays a free agent. The group additionally didn’t draft a working again this 12 months. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, nevertheless, is again with the group. Regardless of failing to dwell as much as his first-round draft slot, the 5-foot-7 again re-signed and shall be anticipated to reprise his latest function as an Isiah Pacheco backup.
Perine, 26, spent the primary two years of his profession with the Jets earlier than brief stints with the Eagles and Dolphins. The Chiefs signed Perine to a futures deal in February 2023 and introduced him again after leaving him off their preliminary 53-man roster final summer time. Until the Chiefs circle again to the Florida alum as soon as once more, it’s unclear who shall be their RB3 in 2024. Ex-Cardinals cog Keaontay Ingram, UDFA Deneric Prince, rugby convert Louis Rees-Zammit and rookie UDFAs
Carson Steele (UCLA) and Emani Bailey (TCU) spherical out Kansas Metropolis’s RB corps.
