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| Title: | Will Chiefs run more under center with Kenneth Walker III? What Andy Reid said |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | season; run; kenneth; 2025; running; center; chiefs; iii; andy; reid; shotgun; nfl; walker; Andy Reid; Kansas City Chiefs; Kenneth Walker III (running back) |
| Datetime: | 4/1/2026, 10:30:02 AM |
| Summary: | PHOENIX — The Kansas City Chiefs made a significant investment in their run game by signing back Kenneth Walker III to a three-year deal worth $28.7 million guaranteed earlier this month. So will that result in a change offensively — with the Chiefs adding more under-center runs, which Walker was most used to this past season? AdvertisementPerhaps not, according to Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who was asked Tuesday about that topic during Tuesday’s NFL league meeting at the Arizona Biltmore. The Walker addition also doesn’t change the fact that the Chiefs will be looking to run more downhill in 2026. Regardless of how Walker is deployed, Reid shared excitement Tuesday about adding his playmaking to the backfield.... |
