Clyde Edwards-Helaire of the Chiefs on the NFI list, at least 4 games from

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been placed on the non-football injury list by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Edwards-Helaire will miss the first four games of the season before being eligible to play again.

Edwards-Helaire recently opened up about his battle with PTSD. He missed several training camps and was not on the practice field with the Chiefs on Sunday as they began preparations for Thursday night's season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.

Last month, Edwards-Helaire gave a specific date: Dec. 22, 2018, as the start of his PTSD experience. He did not go into detail other than to say he and a friend were in what he called a “self-defense situation.” Edwards-Helaire was a student at LSU at the time.

Two LSU football players were trying to sell an electronic device that day when one of them shot and killed an 18-year-old man who was trying to rob them, police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said. Police did not identify the players, but The Associated Press reported that Edwards-Helaire was one of them.

Edwards-Helaire was the Chiefs' first-round draft pick in 2020 and their starting running back in his first two seasons. He lost his starting spot to then-rookie Isiah Pacheco in 2022 and has been a backup since then.

The Chiefs have two other running backs on their active roster besides Pacheco. One of them, veteran Samaje Perine, is a new addition after being released by the Denver Broncos. The other, Carson Steele, is a rookie who made the team after a strong training camp and preseason.