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While there are plenty of storylines around the NFL as the season gets set to begin, it’s impossible for too much attention to shift away from the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2025, that won’t change, especially since it very well may be Travis Kelce‘s last ride with Patrick Mahomes. The two are hoping for revenge for Super Bowl LIX, but in order to get it, the offense needs to get back to elite form.
2024 was a concerning year for Andy Reid‘s offense, with a lot of its flaws being exposed. The front office worked to alleviate concerns in the offseason and Mahomes looks set for a big bounceback. It would certainly help the passinng game if the running back room can perform at a high level, which puts a spotlight on Isiah Pacheco.
Mahomes and the Chiefs are excited to see their young running back looking dominant in training camp
Isiah Pacheco is fully healthy and ready for breakout in 2025
While speaking to reporters on Monday, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy delved a bit more into what it means to have a fully healthy Pacheco available from the get-go in 2025. Nagy sees Pacheco as a major piece to the offensive puzzle.
He’s our energy guy. Whatever he does, he brings it every single play. Last year we lost a little bit of that when he got hurt… but he came into this year in OTAs and then into training camp with a really good weight, playing fast. You see it on tape, you just – you see him finishing every single play. There’s this focus that he has right now. He’s locked in. I think he’s very, very motivated.
Pacheco was primed for a breakout heading into the 2024 season, but everything went sideways. He started his third season in a somewhat pedestrian manner, then went down in Week 2 with a fractured fibula that sidelined him for over two months. Once he came back, he simply wasn’t the same player.
It didn’t help that the Chiefs offensive line didn’t play up to its high standards, and Kareem Hunt essentially took over as the lead back for the rest of the season. But with plenty time to fully recover from the injury, it sounds like Pacheco could finally be in line for that true breakout in 2025.
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