Travis Kelce’s Best Friend Sends Heartfelt Message After Being Released by The KC Chiefs

With the Kansas City Chiefs remaining one of the NFL’s best teams through 15 weeks of the regular season, the team said goodbye to their former first-round pick, releasing Clyde Edwards-Helaire, per Ian Rapoport on X. “A goodbye from Clyde Edwards-Helaire,” Rapoport wrote on X, quoting Edwards-Helaire’s original post.

Following four seasons with the Chiefs after being selected with the 32nd pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Chiefs officially released Edwards-Helaire, the running back announced on social media.

“Love ya KC,” Edwards-Helaire wrote. “A family I didn’t know I needed, y’all made a Kid from Baton Rouge dreams come true! To Chiefs Kingdom , its all love and the support I had in troubling times will forever be unmatched from you guys! With love! -Clydro.”

Though he wasn’t thoroughly involved in winning them, Edwards-Helaire leaves the Chiefs a two-time Super Bowl champion as the 25-year-old running back looks for his next opportunity. Throughout four seasons with the Chiefs, Edwards-Helaire made just 32 starts, totaling 2,610 all-purpose yards and 19 touchdowns.

It’s been an eye-opening season off the field for Edwards-Helaire, who revealed that he’s been battling symptoms caused by PTSD since 2018. The same symptoms caused the former first-round running back to miss parts of training camp and the preseason — which led to him beginning the regular season on the injured reserve.

Love ya KC! A family I didn’t know I needed, y’all made a Kid from Baton Rouge dreams come true!
To Chiefs Kingdom , its all love and the support I had in troubling times will forever be unmatched from you guys! With love! ❤️ 💛

-Clydro ✌🏾

— GLYDE (@Clydro_22) December 16, 2024

Eventually, the ball carrier nicknamed “CEH” was activated off IR, but there were still questions of his availability — both mentally and physically.