Chiefs news: Elijah McGuire will visit Kansas City

The Chiefs are bringing in Elijah McGuire for a free agent visit.

In the wake of the injury to Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, the Kansas City Chiefs haven’t wasted much time in bringing in some potential reserves with news that free agent running back Elijah McGuire will be coming in for a visit to Arrowhead, per Field Yates.

McGuire should be a familiar name for Chiefs Kingdom due to the fact that he was on the roster just a year ago. Brett Veach, the team’s general manager, signed McGuire to the Chiefs practice squad last November.

Even as far back as the 2017 NFL Draft, McGuire was a prospect who interested the Chiefs as they interviewed him even then. From there, the New York Jets were the team most willing to invest as they selected him in the sixth round that year. McGuire would spend more than two years with the Jets, and it was there that he put up his only official stats at the pro level, with 180 carries for 591 yards and 4 touchdowns in 24 games of rotational duty.

He finished his Jets’ career on injured reserve, missing the last half of the 2018 season and was cut before final rosters were due before the 2019 season. From there, he spent time with the Chiefs and Cleveland Browns last season. This year, he’s lingered on the practice squads of the Dallas Cowboys and, most recently, the Miami Dolphins.

As for Edwards-Helaire, the Chiefs announced yesterday that he suffered a high ankle sprain, which is expected to keep him for the rest of the regular season and perhaps into the postseason. Le’Veon Bell now becomes the primary running back for the team with Darrel Williams also expected to earn some reps. Darwin Thompson is also available on the roster as the third running back. The Chiefs lack a single running back on the practice squad at this point.