Clyde Edwards-Helaire, a former first-round pick for the Kansas City Chiefs, was waived by the team on Monday. Edwards-Helaire's release comes after he missed the start of the season due to PTSD and struggled to regain his starting role.
Kansas City waived the former first-round pick on Monday as he was buried deep on the depth chart after missing the start of the season with PTSD . Edwards-Helaire wrote on X: 'To Chiefs Kingdom , its all love and the support I had in troubling times will forever be unmatched from you guys! With love!’ Edwards-Helaire was the first-round draft pick of the Chiefs in 2020 after helping LSU win the national championship alongside Joe Burrow.
Edwards-Helaire ran for 803 yards and four touchdowns as a rookie and was a crucial part of a Chiefs team that lost to the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl. However, Edwards-Helaire missed chunks of the following seasons due to injury and eventually fell behind rising star Isiah Pacheco as the team’s starter. He also faced legal issues when he was one of two LSU football players involved in a shooting of a man trying to rob them. It is unclear if Edwards-Helaire or LSU teammate Jared Small was the one who fired the gun that killed the robber in what was ruled as a justifiable force by a prosecutor. ‘Sometimes I’m admitted into the hospital, something I can’t stop throwing up and it’s just, I know pretty much to stop it,’ Edwards-Helaire said at the beginning of the season. ‘Real bad dehydration … but it’s really just mentally just not being there…. Living With PTSD is no small feat, it’s hard and very overwhelming .“Within the last month Ive Had many flare ups and the Amazing staff here at the #Chiefs have been helping me get through some tough times. I’ll be back rolling next Practice!
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