Chiefs again urged to sign star RB for Patrick Mahomes

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It appears that as the days go by, the Kansas City Chiefs' most urgent need this offseason is fixing the run game.

Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco are both free agents and are plodders, able to pick up tough yards. They aren't home-run hitters.

For most, that has to change this offseason, whether it is via free agency or the draft, Patrick Mahomes needs a weapon who can scare defenses.

For PFF's Bradley Locker, he thinks the Chiefs should go after New York Jets running back Breece Hall.

“The Chiefs currently own the least amount of cap space in the NFL, but they still have considerable work to do to address the offensive side of the ball,” Locker wrote. “The Chiefs reportedly tried to acquire Hall at the 2025 trade deadline, and they could bring their interest in the New York standout to fruition in March.”

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Second time's a charm for Chiefs and Hall?

Prior to the trade deadline passing in 2025, the Chiefs reportedly tried to trade for Hall, but talks fell apart due to the Chiefs not wanting to part ways with what the Jets wanted, which was a third-round pick.

Kansas City offered a fourth, and as such, the move didn't happen.

Now, the Chiefs could get Hall for nothing, with his salary expected to be somewhere near the $10 million APY mark. 

Would the Chiefs do that? Given the dire nature of their run game, you could make the case for it.

Hall behind Mahomes in 2026? Yeah, that'll work.

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