Chiefs' Clyde Edwards-Helaire details 2018 shooting, struggles with PTSD

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Earlier this year, back Clyde Edwards-Helaire was placed on the non-football illness list. The designation resulted in the Kansas City Chiefs running back missing the first four games of the regular season.

He also did not participate in training camp in July and August. The former LSU standout opened up about his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder in late July, which stemmed from what he described as a "self-defense situation" in 2018.

While the 25-year-old previously revealed his struggles with the disorder, he shared more details during a recent conversation on "The Pivot" podcast. 

"On December 22, 2018, Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and his best friend, Jared Small, traveled to North Baton Rouge to sell a PlayStation," podcast co-host and former NFL player Ryan Clark said as he provided some background about the fateful day.

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Aug. 22, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (25) warms up prior to a game against the Chicago Bears at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-USA Today Sports)

"To Clyde’s knowledge, everything had been taken care [of] on an app. He figured that the conversation and the exchange would take five-to-ten seconds. Unbeknownst to both Clyde and Jared, Kobe Johnson — an 18-year-old young man — had a gun. He put that gun to the side of Jared Small’s head . . . [and] Clyde sprung into action. He pulled the trigger [of a concealed firearm] and Kobe Johnson was killed."

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