Former Chiefs running back Charcandrick West joins Indianapolis Colts

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Charcandrick West has found a home for the 2019 season, at least for now, with the Indianapolis Colts.

Charcandrick West finally has a place to showcase his skills and what he can bring to a team with his reported addition to the Indianapolis Colts, per ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.

West has spent the last five seasons, with a brief intermission, with the Chiefs after first joining them in 2014 as an undrafted free agent running back out of Abilene Christian. West would not only buck the long odds to make the active roster, but he was able to climb the depth chart as a talented scatback who paired well with Spencer Ware to fill in when Jamaal Charles went down with injury.

West was let go before the 2018 regular season began and found a new home with the New York Jets for a spell, but he didn’t make the active roster there and ended up sitting for much of the season. The Chiefs then came calling after Kareem Hunt was released in early December, and West made it back on the active roster as a special teams contributor and depth piece on offense.

West played in 52 games in K.C., including 11 starts, over the last five seasons, his only official NFL action. In that span, he has 268 carries for 998 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns on the ground. He has also added 77 catches for another 589 yards and 6 touchdowns through the air.

West, who recently turned 28 years old, joined the Colts after the team placed running back D’Onta Foreman, who they had just claimed on signed after being released by the Houston Texans, on injured reserve.