Chiefs sign running back Elijah Mitchell

Free agent running back Elijah Mitchell is heading to Kansas City.

Chiefs sign running back Elijah Mitchell

Free agent running back Elijah Mitchell is heading to Kansas City.

The Chiefs and Mitchell agreed to a one-year contract today.

A 2021 sixth-round pick of the 49ers, Mitchell has spent his entire NFL career in San Francisco. Mitchell will try to get back to form after missing the entire 2024 season with a hamstring injury.

Mitchell's best NFL season was his rookie year, when he had 207 carries for 963 yards and five touchdowns in 2021, adding 169 rushing yards that postseason.