2024 Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is sidelined for the first four games due to PTSD from past gun violence.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Illness list, sidelining him for at least the first four games of the 2024 season due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The specifics of his condition are undisclosed, but he has faced challenges linked to past gun violence. In his absence, newly signed Samaje Perine is expected to step up, with Isiah Pacheco as the primary starter.