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Chiefs activate RB Pacheco, DE Omenihu vs. Raiders
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Chiefs activate RB Pacheco, DE Omenihu vs. Raiders

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs have activated running back Isiah Pacheco from the injured reserve list and defensive end Charles Omenihu from the physically unable to perform list in time for them to play in Friday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, coach Andy Reid said Wednesday.

Pacheco and Omenihu will play, Reid said Wednesday, “as long as they’re good. We’ll take it again today, try to take it day by day. If they’re good after today, then we’ll play them.” .”

Pacheco, the Chiefs’ leading rusher the past two seasons, has been on IR since the start of this season with a broken leg. Omenihu tore an ACL in last season’s AFC Championship Game and has not played this year.

Kareem Hunt has replaced Pacheco as the Chiefs’ returner. He leads the Chiefs in rushing with 577 yards and is second on the team in touchdowns with five.

Pacheco rushed for 830 yards as a rookie in 2022 and 935 yards last season. He rushed for 135 yards in two games this season.

Omenihu had seven sacks in 11 games for the Chiefs in 2023, his first season with the team. He gives the Chiefs another option to go with Chris Jones, George Karlaftis, recently acquired Joshua Uche and others.

The Chiefs will play the Raiders without rookie kicker Spencer Shrader, who scored the game-winning field goal last week against the Carolina Panthers in his first game with Kansas City. Shrader has a hamstring injury.

He will be replaced by Matthew Wright, who was signed to the practice squad this week. Wright played briefly for the Chiefs in 2022.

Chiefs regular kicker Harrison Butker is on the reserve list after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus.