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.

The Chiefs have agreed to a contract with free agent running back Elijah Mitchell, a source confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports.

After a hamstring injury cost him his entire 2024 season, running back Elijah Mitchell appears set to start again. Mitchell has agreed to a one-year contract to join the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025, according to a Monday morning report from Nate Taylor of The Athletic.