Chiefs' Clyde Edwards-Helaire dealing with PTSD after missing practice with illness
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire has missed the last two days of training camp with an illness.
CEH elaborated on the illness and what he was dealing with on the social media platform on X on Monday:
"Living With PTSD is no small feat, its hard and very overwhelming . Within the last month Ive Had many flare ups and the Amazing staff here at the #Chiefs have been helping me get through some tough times. I’ll be back rolling next Practice! All Love, Glydro,"
Edwards-Helaire didn't go into detail on where his PTSD stemmed from but he became a hero at the Chiefs Rally shooting back in February, when he shielded a young boy and comforted him.
In fact, the Uvalde Foundation For Kids, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending school violence that was created after the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, added him to their National HEROISM AWARD list.
In the aftermath of the rally shooting, Edwards-Helaire commended the boy for his bravery during the shooting and indicated that he suffered from PTSD prior to that incident.
He was also involved a fatal 2018 shooting when an 18-year-old tried to rob them as they were selling him an electronic item. So, CEH has had to persevere through a lot.
The good news for the Chiefs is Edwards-Helaire said he was set to return next practice. Hollywood Brown (illness) and Justin Watson also missed camp on Monday.
They will be off tomorrow before resuming training camp on Wednesday.