The Kansas City Chiefs have placed running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the non-football illness list, according to ESPN.
Edwards-Helaire will miss at least the first four games of the season before he will be eligible to return.
The running back, who the Chiefs took in the first round back in 2020, has recently spoken up about an ongoing battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Earlier this month, Edwards-Helaire opened up about his struggles with his mental health.
‘Sometimes I’m admitted into the hospital, something I can’t stop throwing up and it’s just, I [don’t] know [anything] pretty much to stop it,’ Edwards-Helaire said. ‘Real bad dehydration … but it’s really just mentally just not being there.’
Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will miss the first four games of the NFL season
The Chiefs rusher has been open about his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder
Edwards-Helaire has also taken to social media about the topic after he missed several training camp practices. He was not on the practice field with the Chiefs on Sunday.
‘Living With PTSD is no small feat, its hard and very overwhelming [sic],’ Edwards-Helaire posted on X (formerly Twitter).
‘Within the last month Ive Had many flare ups and the Amazing staff here at the #Chiefs have been helping me get through some tough times. I’ll be back rolling next Practice!’
Last month, Edwards-Helaire provided an exact date where he began experiencing PTSD – December 22, 2018 – but did not open up on further details other than to say he and a friend were in what he referred to as a ‘self-defense situation’.
While Edwards-Helaire was at LSU, he and a fellow teammate were trying to sell an electronic item when one of the two players shot an 18-year-old who was trying to rob them.
Police did not identify the players, but the Associated Press reported that one of them was Edwards-Helaire.
Recently, Edwards-Helaire has taken a backup role to Isaiah Pacheco at the running back position. Kansas City recently signed veteran RB Samaje Perine to their roster. Rookie Carson Steele also made the team.
