Chiefs enhance ground game with first-round pick

An offense loaded with weapons just added one more as the Kansas City Chiefs selected LSU standout Clyde Edwards-Helaire with the final pick on Thursday night.

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April 24, 2020 - 3:57 PM

Clyde Edwards-Helaire #22 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after rushing for a 1-yard touchdown during the second quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/TNS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs used the final selection in the first round of the NFL draft to add another threat to their offense.

As if they didn’t have enough already.

After the phones went silent in their attempt to trade out of the first round, the Chiefs used the No. 32 pick Thursday night on LSU standout Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He was the only running back taken in the first round, and he joins an offense led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, wide receivers Sammy Watkins and Tyreek Hill, and tight end Travis Kelce that helped to deliver the Chiefs their first Super Bowl championship in five decades.

“This guy we view as an extraordinary running back and a rare talent with the things he can do,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said. “We had a pocket of guys — some were offensive linemen, some were corners, some were linebackers. The way it worked out and where we picked and what was left, he was the best player and it made sense for us.”

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