Carlos Hyde will visit with the Chiefs tomorrow, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The running back was released by the Jaguars earlier today, and isn’t wasting any time setting up a meeting before the free agency negotiating period opens on Monday.
As a player who was released before his contract expired, Hyde doesn’t have to wait for free agency to open and can sign whenever. The Chiefs left a huge hole in their backfield when they released Kareem Hunt in the midst of his scandal last season, so their interest makes some sense. Schefter notes that Hyde could be a nice complement to and share time with the Chiefs’ starting running back to end the season, Damien Williams.
Hyde signed a three-year, $15MM contract with the Browns last March, but he never worked out in Cleveland. The team quickly decided they wanted to give rookie Nick Chubb more carries, and decided to trade Hyde. They shipped Hyde off to the Jaguars mid-season, but Jacksonville soon fell out of playoff contention.
With the Jags no longer contending, they didn’t have much of a reason to play Hyde. Between Cleveland and Jacksonville, he carried the ball 172 times for 571 yards last season, averaging only 3.3 yards per carry. Hyde is still only 28, so he should have something left in the tank for whoever he signs with.
Hyde is a solid back in the right system so should easily find a team.
Def. agree, and he’s been an absolute beast through like the first 5-6 games every year…Then, he will typically suffer an injury, and his play falls off accordingly.
If healthy, and when he’s been fully healthy, Hyde has always been a productive back Someone will be getting a solid player for what will likely end uo being a great price…
Played well for Niners….just did not fit Shanahan’s system
He’d be a good second rb with Kerryon in Detroit. Zenner and Riddick are not real options.
Oohhh I like that. He’s got some left in the tank.
The Jags are a halfway competent quarterback away from contending.
Idk.. they took a huge step backwards last year in terms of both morale and total decay of a formerly elite defense.
Last year was their opportunity to replace Bortles and become elite..
Now they almost already have to rebuild as Fournette & Ramsey have become distractions, and D-Line is too old
Every team in that division took a step forward , while Jags took 2 steps back.