The Kansas City Chiefs are heading into the 2025 season hoping they can bounce back from last year's Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kansas City will be in good shape to return to the Super Bowl since they have the best quarterback in the NFL, Patrick Mahomes, but he will need some help from the running back room.
Last year, Kareem Hunt took over as the running back when starter Isiah Pacheco was lost for ten games due to an injury. Hunt did so well that he signed a one-year deal with the team this season, which isn't good news for Pacheco.
Pacheco is entering the final year of his contract, and with Hunt in the mix, he will be taking some reps away from Pacheco, which could hurt his production and value.
John Buhler from Fansided doesn't think Pacheco will be with the Chiefs after the 2025 season.
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"I would not be the least bit surprised if this ends up being the last season Isiah Pacheco plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. When healthy, he has been a phenomenal player for the Chiefs out of the backfield. His skills as a seventh-rounder coming out of Rutgers quickly rendered former first-round pick out of LSU, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, useless. For the money, Pacheco was such a value play," Buhler wrote. "However, a few things happened last year that led me to believe 2025 will be his final season with the Chiefs in all likelihood. The first is that Pacheco only appeared in seven games during the regular season. The second is their former diamond in the rough in Kareem Hunt was back to his usual self filling in as the Chiefs' primary back in his absence. The third might be the upside of Carson Steele."
In three seasons with the Chiefs, Pacheco has rushed for 2,075 yards and 13 scores in 38 games.
If this is Pacheco's last season in Kansas City, then hopefully, he can end it with another trip to the Super Bowl.
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