{"id":52366,"date":"2025-05-31T03:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52366"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:43:09","slug":"chiefs-rb-has-reshaped-his-body-it-was-the-second-biggest-news-of-his-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52366","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs RB has reshaped his body. It was the second-biggest news of his offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-cover\">\n<div class=\"cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"cropped-wrapper fig-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cropped-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L975Rmy6OwWQD3xe19fgnQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kansas_city_star_mcclatchy_articles_677\/8a01eb4e00b635783788ce351e16da66\" alt=\"\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-btn\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"2\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"fig-credit\">Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco arrives before Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\">\u00a0(Emily Curiel\/ecuriel@kcstar.com)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"attr\">\n<div class=\"author-wrap\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"content-attribution\"><span class=\"_ys_dzvw4q _ys_1xjsazm _ys_11ltzmp\">Jesse Newell<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-timestamp\"><span class=\"_ys_1bkn1zw _ys_tktqlc\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-30T18:33:33.000Z\">May 31, 2025 at 1:33 a.m. ICT<\/time><\/span><span class=\"meta-separator\">\u00b7<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"readtime\"><span class=\"_ys_1bkn1zw _ys_tktqlc\">3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share-wrap\">\n<div class=\"share-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_ys_p70f1j _ys_169e8m0 _ys_1b67f6j\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco returned to practice this week with a title he didn\u2019t have in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco, KC\u2019s fourth-year running back, is now a college graduate; he took spring classes online at Rutgers to complete his undergraduate degree, which led to his\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/spt-columns-blogs\/for-petes-sake\/article305894051.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:attendance at his school\u2019s graduation ceremony in New Jersey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"16\">at<\/a>tendance at his school\u2019s graduation ceremony in New Jersey\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means so much to me and my family to be the first-generation graduate,\u201d Pacheco said Thursday at the team facility. \u201cSo a big part of my career there that I wanted to finish, and I had to go back, and I did it. I\u2019m so blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco said that one person in particular inspired him during his original college days. He said he saw an older man \u2014 and non-traditional student \u2014 frequently attend one of his classes on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Yo, like that right there, that\u2019s motivation,\u2019\u201d Pacheco said. \u201cYou\u2019re never too old to go back and get your degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco also hopes he can be seen as a positive example for others. Not many people graduate from college, he said, after attending Vineland High in New Jersey like he did.<\/p>\n<p>There was an underlying message in how Pacheco completed his feat, too. He graduated from the same college he had started at \u2014 Rutgers \u2014 without transferring to any other institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI actually stayed home and got it tattooed on me,\u201d Pacheco said of his college. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what it\u2019s about: finishing where you started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the only change for Pacheco this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Following an injury-filled 2024 campaign, where\u00a0he fractured his fibula in September, Pacheco has added muscle ahead of this week\u2019s Organized Team Activities workouts.<\/p>\n<p>The difference was especially noticeable to coach Andy Reid, who said Pacheco \u201clooks real good\u201d physically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s put on a couple pounds of good weight. He got himself down there a little bit last year and leaned up,\u201d Reid said. \u201cBut man, I think he looks tremendous right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco, in trying to rush back following his early season surgery last year, said losing some weight was a natural consequence. The focus wasn\u2019t on keeping muscle; instead, it was on getting back to the team.<\/p>\n<p>The running back made his return in Week 13 but wasn\u2019t as effective as in previous seasons. In fact, in seven combined regular-season games, his 3.7 yards-per-carry average was nearly a full yard lower than 2023 (4.6).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re out there working your tail off and just sweating every day and not eating enough to get the weight back,\u201d Pacheco said of last season. \u201cThere\u2019s not going to be as much time to gain weight during the season, rather than the offseason and the whole program that they have here for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate goal for Pacheco? He made it clear when talking about his new physique on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust going back to 216, 4.37, Isiah Pacheco-style,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The reference was unmistakable. During the 2022 NFL Combine, Pacheco \u2014 at 216 pounds \u2014 ran a 4.37-second 40-yard dash.<\/p>\n<p>Those measurements were part of what led to\u00a0his\u00a0selection\u00a0in the seventh round\u00a0by the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust going through injuries, I wanted to gain weight, be a little more heavier to surpass that,\u201d Pacheco said. \u201cTo get better and build off of this past year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an important crossroads for the 26-year-old Pacheco. This is a contract season \u2014 his rookie deal expires after 2025 \u2014 and his future in the NFL will depend on him showing the same burst he had in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Pacheco, for his part, reports his body feeling \u201cgreat\u201d at this stage of the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say my mental toughness is good, and my physical toughness is awesome,\u201d Pacheco said. \u201cI\u2019m just happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco arrives before Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. \u00a0(Emily Curiel\/ecuriel@kcstar.com) Jesse Newell May 31, 2025&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs RB has reshaped his body. 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