Chiefs rookie Edwards-Helaire could be out until playoffs
December 21st, 2020 by Ric Hanson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The early report is that Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire sustained hip and ankle injuries and will miss the remainder of the regular season, though the team appears optimistic that he could return in the playoffs. X-rays taken after the game were negative.
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (25) is helped off the field after being injured in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
In the meantime, Le’Veon Bell is poised to take over the bulk of the work after the two-time All-Pro signed with the Super Bowl champions in October. He scored a TD on Sunday in New Orleans.