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Elijah Mitchell: Out in Kansas City
Elijah Mitchell was waived by the Chiefs on Saturday.The 27-year-old from Louisiana signed a one-year deal worth up to $3.5 million with the Chiefs this past offseason but appeared in just one game prior to being waived. Mitchell has played in 28 regular-season games since being drafted in 2021, rushing for 1,523 yards and nine touchdowns. In a corresponding move, Kansas City signed Dameon Pierce to its active roster Saturday.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Not playing Week 14
Elijah Mitchell (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Texans.Mitchell will be a healthy scratch for a third consecutive game, as the Kansas City Chiefs will go with a three-man backfield Sunday in Kareem Hunt, Isiah Pacheco and Brashard Smith. Mitchell's next opportunity to play is Week 15 against the Chargers on Sunday, Dec. 14, though he's unlikely to play unless Hunt, Pacheco or Smith miss time.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Healthy scratch again
Elijah Mitchell (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday's game against the Cowboys, Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs' official site reports.Mitchell got a chance to make his season debut Week 11 versus Denver but reverted to being a healthy scratch Week 12. With Isiah Pacheco now back in action, Mitchell quietly falls back to No. 4 on Kansas City's backfield depth chart. In his lone regular-season appearance thus far, Mitchell played seven offensive snaps and failed to haul in his only target.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Inactive Sunday
Elijah Mitchell (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Colts, Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs' official site reports.The running back made his season debut last Sunday against the Broncos but only played on seven of 70 offensive snaps. Mitchell is a healthy scratch even with Isiah Pacheco still out due to a knee issue. Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith got most of Kansas City's offensive snaps at the running back spot a week ago.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Nonfactor in season debut
Elijah Mitchell failed to secure his lone target in Sunday's 22-19 loss to the Broncos.Mitchell appeared in his first game of the season Sunday, operating as the No. 3 running back behind Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith while Isiah Pacheco (knee) was inactive for the contest. The veteran played just seven of the Kansas City Chiefs' 70 offensive snaps, while Hunt and Smith handled 56 and 12 snaps, respectively. Mitchell remains far off the fantasy radar heading into a Week 12 matchup against the Colts.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Active versus Denver
Elijah Mitchell is active for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs' official site reports.With Isiah Pacheco (knee) inactive, Brashard Smith and Mitchell are on hand to work behind Kareem Hunt on Sunday. Mitchell is thus slated to make his season debut with the Chiefs, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire was not elevated from the team's practice squad ahead of Week 11 action.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Inactive Sunday
Elijah Mitchell is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills, Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs' official site reports.With Mitchell a healthy scratch and Isiah Pacheco (knee) having previously been ruled out, look for Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith to lead the Chiefs' Week 9 backfield, with practice squad elevation Clyde Edwards-Helaire also available to mix in.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Healthy scratch for Week 4
Elijah Mitchell (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Ravens, Matt McMullen of the Kansas City Chiefs' official site reports.Mitchell will be a healthy scratch for a fourth consecutive game, and his next chance to make his 2025 regular-season debut comes Week 5 against the Jaguars on Monday, Oct. 6. Isiah Pacheco, Kareem Hunt and rookie seventh-rounder Brashard Smith will be Kansas City's three active running backs for Sunday's contest.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Won't play versus Eagles
Elijah Mitchell (coach's decision) has been ruled out for Kansas City's matchup versus the Eagles on Sunday.Mitchell will now be a healthy scratch for the second straight week as the Kansas City Chiefs will once again only use three running backs. His next chance to play will be the team's Week 3 matchup versus the Giants next Sunday.
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Chiefs' Elijah Mitchell: Getting some first-team looks
Elijah Mitchell, Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt got first-team snaps Thursday, along with a "sprinkling" of rookie Brashard Smith, according to Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com.It can perhaps be taken as a good sign for Mitchell that he's getting first-team reps, which might instead be cornered by Pacheco and Hunt. Mitchell has a one-year, $2.5 million contract that includes $1.35 million guaranteed, while Hunt has a one-year, $1.5 million deal with $850,000 guaranteed. Pacheco is presumably a lock to make the roster, but everything else is up for grabs in the Kansas City backfield between Hunt, Mitchell, Smith and UDFA Elijah Young. For Mitchell, the biggest challenge is staying healthy, as he played just 16 games over his final three seasons in San Francisco after running for 963 yards as a rookie in 2021. He's apparently made a full recovery from the torn hamstring that put him on injured reserve for all of last season, coming back healthy with a new team and a real shot to compete for touches.
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