{"id":28789,"date":"2025-02-26T01:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T01:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28789"},"modified":"2025-02-26T01:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T01:42:13","slug":"major-upgrade-chiefs-expected-to-sign-4300-yard-pro-bowl-running-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28789","title":{"rendered":"MAJOR UPGRADE? Chiefs Expected to Sign 4,300-Yard Pro Bowl Running Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0had a very solid roster in 2024, which makes sense considering they went 15-2, were the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and made it all the way to the\u00a0Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>However, one area they lacked was their run game, which, by the end of the regular season, ranked 22nd in rushing yards per game (105.5) and tied for 27th in rushing yards per attempt (4).<\/p>\n<p>To help improve those numbers,\u00a0Zack Cook of SportsGrid\u00a0predicts that Kansas City will sign one-time Pro Bowl running back Najee Harris, who will hit free agency and be allowed to sign with a new team on March 12.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div 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class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris (22).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harris, who&#8217;s been with the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0will be 27 years old by the start of the 2025 season and just wrapped up his fourth year in the\u00a0NFL.<\/p>\n<p>In that time, he&#8217;s been very consistent, reaching at least 1,000 rushing yards every year, totaling 4,312 and 28 touchdowns in 1,097 attempts.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-f3567a35186d4c4f8886c4b8bc7618e4\" 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2024, who racked up 728 yards and seven touchdowns but is also set to become a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing him in would cost a substantial amount of money, though, because\u00a0Spotrac currently values Harris&#8217; market value at $9.2 million annually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/patrick-mahomes-predicted-to-receive-huge-help-from-kansas-city-chiefs-offseason-move\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEyNzE2MzQzNTYzMTM0NDcz\/usatsi_25282866.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEyNzE2MzQzNTYzMTM0NDcz\/usatsi_25282866.webp 320w, 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