Kareem Hunt

The Athletic’s Nate Taylor writes Kareem Hunt “could be the Chiefs’ starter” in Week 5 against the Saints.

Beat writers don’t write long pieces about guys they don’t expect to play, and Taylor writes that Carson Steele will be the primary backup “if that happens” while Samaje Perine would remain the third-down back. Hunt looks like a low-end RB2/RB3 for Week 5. Hunt reportedly endeared himself to the organization in his free-agent visit by “demonstrat[ing] appropriate accountability about his mistakes earlier in his career.” It sure looks like Hunt could keep the lead back role in Kansas City for most of this year as Isiah Pacheco works back from his fibula surgery.