Supply: McCoy reuniting with Reid in Kansas Metropolis
Former Buffalo Payments working again LeSean McCoy is reuniting with Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach Andy Reid, a supply informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
McCoy and the Chiefs have agreed to a one-year, $four million deal that features $three million assured.
McCoy, who starred with Reid once they have been with the Philadelphia Eagles, was lower by the Payments earlier Saturday.
McCoy performed beneath Reid for the primary 4 seasons of his profession, speeding for three,866 yards from 2009 to 2012, the second-most speeding yards beneath Reid behind solely Brian Westbrook.
The six-time Professional Bowler and two-time All-Professional appeared destined to wind up with an AFC West staff, as a supply mentioned the Los Angeles Chargers have been the opposite staff pursuing him following his launch.
The Chiefs earlier Saturday traded veteran working again Carlos Hyde to the Houston Texans. That left anticipated starter Damien Williams, Darwin Thompson, Darrel Williams and Tremon Smith as the one working backs to make the 53-man roster after Saturday’s four p.m. ET cut-down deadline.
One Chiefs gamers who appeared happy by the McCoy transfer was star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who tweeted:
🔥💪🏽🔥 https://t.co/jIYX9rXWp5
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) September 1, 2019
McCoy, 31, ran for a career-low 514 yards with Buffalo in 2018, sparking exterior dialog about whether or not he nonetheless may very well be productive. He has performed 10 years within the league, and his 10,606 yards speeding rank 25th on the profession record and fourth amongst lively gamers.
McCoy was coming into the ultimate 12 months of a five-year contract he signed after his acquisition in a commerce with Philadelphia, the place he led the NFL in speeding yards in 2013.
McCoy had an inconsistent 4 seasons with the Payments. He struggled in his first, ending with 895 yards speeding. McCoy attributed that to being unfocused because of being traded. McCoy responded by topping 1,100 yards speeding in every of his subsequent two seasons. However he struggled in 2018, ending with a career-worst 752 yards from scrimmage.
Data from ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques and ESPN Stats & Data was used on this report.