{"id":30052,"date":"2025-03-03T01:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T01:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30052"},"modified":"2025-03-03T01:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T01:40:20","slug":"bold-move-chiefs-expected-to-sign-former-first-round-rb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30052","title":{"rendered":"BOLD MOVE: Chiefs Expected to Sign Former First-Round RB!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\">The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0are heading into the offseason after their third straight\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City capped off the season with a 17-3 record, losing to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a040-22 in Super Bowl LIX. Before falling to\u00a0the Eagles, the Chiefs defeated the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0and the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>After another season of hoisting the AFC Championship trophy, the Chiefs will look to revamp their roster to prepare for another Super Bowl run.<\/p>\n<p>Before the March 12 free agency period begins,\u00a0Curt Popejoy at USA Today&#8217;s Steelers Wire\u00a0predicted that the Chiefs will add\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0running back Najee Harris.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyODA4NjIyNTQ2MTAxNzY5\/usatsi_25379397.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last season, Harris posted six touchdowns and 1,043 yards in the regular season, recording the fourth straight 1,000-yard season of his career.<\/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-272b9a2ace40454898c4a8acf17961fc\" data-google-query-id=\"CNrPz8Tj7IsDFQGI6QUdgLAOoQ\" data-ad-size=\"fixedBottomD\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/941ad17d1df65d484e806299e3293ead.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Harris was originally drafted by the Steelers with the No. 24 overall pick in the first round of the 2021\u00a0NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s served as Pittsburgh&#8217;s\u00a0top running back\u00a0since his rookie season while sharing a few snaps with rising Steelers star Jaylen Warren.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have won two of the last three Super Bowls and five of the last six AFC Championships behind the success of head coach Andy Reid and\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes.<\/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\/russell-wilson-predicted-sign-with-struggling-nfl-franchise\" 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\/MjEzMDkzMzkxNDk0MjkyOTQz\/usatsi_25170537.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEzMDkzMzkxNDk0MjkyOTQz\/usatsi_25170537.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEzMDkzMzkxNDk0MjkyOTQz\/usatsi_25170537.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEzMDkzMzkxNDk0MjkyOTQz\/usatsi_25170537.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEzMDkzMzkxNDk0MjkyOTQz\/usatsi_25170537.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEzMDkzMzkxNDk0MjkyOTQz\/usatsi_25170537.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0are heading into the offseason after their third straight\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0appearance. 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