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SportsBeat KC: Could a top running back prospect be on the board for Chiefs this week?

Bo Jackson, the two-sport star and running back for the Los Angeles Raiders, takes off on a 45-yard run against the Kansas City Chiefs, including free safety Deron Cherry (20), early in the fourth quarter of the game at the Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 15, 1989.
Bo Jackson, the two-sport star and running back for the Los Angeles Raiders, takes off on a 45-yard run against the Kansas City Chiefs, including free safety Deron Cherry (20), early in the fourth quarter of the game at the Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 15, 1989. BOB GALBRAITH Associated Press file photo

Running backs aren’t as popular in the NFL Draft as they once were. And there might not be one taken in the first round Thursday. What has become of the running back in the draft? With the Kansas City Chiefs selecting last in the first round, No. 32 overall, could the Super Bowl champions be in the market for a back? They haven’t selected one with their first-round selection since 2003.

Kansas Star columnist Vahe Gregorian and Blair Kerkhoff discuss the topic on this episode of our daily SportsBeat KC podcast.

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Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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