The Kansas City Chiefs may have made it further than most teams in the 2024 NFL season, but the standard Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes have set at Arrowhead is about winning. Therefore, Kareem Hunt will face more competition in the running back room this year.
In an effort to improve the team’s running game after a lackluster campaign, the Chiefs signed former San Francisco 49ers RB Elijah Mitchell early in free agency before selecting Brashard Smith in the 2025 NFL Draft.
This will put some pressure on Hunt, who despite leading the group in his return to Kansas City in 2024, will once again have to prove his worth in a crowded RB room that also continues to count on Isiah Pacheco.
Hunt shows excitement about Chiefs’ RB room for 2025
Hunt, however, doesn’t seem to have any problem with the Chiefs adding at running back. Instead, the 29-year-old let Reid and Mahomes know that he’s excited about the new group that is preparing for the 2025 NFL season.
“Good man, I like him [Brashard Smith] a lot,” Hunt said at a press conference on Thursday, via Sports Illustrated. “You know, a guy that is very versatile and you know quick, good speed, and you know I like him so far for sure.
“I think we have a strong group. I am excited to you know work with these guys and you know see everybody at full and get offseason and be able to come out there and help this team.”
Hunt looking forward to having full offseason with Chiefs
Hunt enjoyed a productive return to the Chiefs in 2024, when he made his way back to Arrowhead after spending months in free agency. With Pacheco fracturing his fibula in Week 2, Reid and the front office felt it was time for a reunion.
“It feels good to get this spring work in and, you know, tune up for training camp,” said Hunt, who was drafted by the Chiefs in the same year as Mahomes (2017) before being cut in 2018, which led him to spend five years with the Cleveland Browns. “So you know it feels good.”
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“It is going to help me get my body in shape, you know, hitting and grinding out those long tough days, and you know, training camp. That is what helps you get through the season … I like having a summer, but it is all good, you know what I mean, that is football … I love the guys, I love the stuff, I love everyone all around.”