Saints send former Chiefs first-round pick packing with latest roster cut

The NFL has officially reached the most brutal day on the NFL calendar: roster cutdown day. Every team will cut nearly 40 players as they enter the regular season with a 53-man roster. With that process already underway, the Kansas City Chiefs have started moving on from players, and many former Chiefs have been cut from their respective teams as well.

One former Kansas City player who will now be looking for a new home is Clyde Edwards-Helaire. The veteran running back was released by the New Orleans on Tuesday, ending his time with his hometown team. Edwards-Helaire, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, attended LSU and was apart of the special 2019 Championship team, and ultimately got to play for New Orleans.

Saints release former Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Edwards-Helaire was drafted by Kansas City with the final pick of the first round in the 2020 Draft. He played almost all of his first five seasons with the Chiefs, and looked like a phenomenal pick up as a rookie. During his first season, he played in and started 13 games, carrying the ball 181 times for 803 yards and four touchdowns, while also catching 36 passes for 297 yards and an additional touchdown.

Unfortunately, his numbers decreased each season after that, and ultimately finished his stint with the Chiefs with 1,845 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 89 receptions for 765 yards and seven touchdowns. While he didn’t become a long-term star at running back for the Chiefs like many hoped he would, he did help the team win two Super Bowls.

Joining the Saints for two games in 2024, Edwards-Helaire only had 13 carries for 46 yard and three receptions for 24 yards. Now, his time in New Orleans is finished, and he’ll be looking for the next chapter of his career.

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