Kansas City Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco reflects on recently graduating from Rutgers
Kansas City Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco reflects on recently graduating from Rutgers
The offseason has been successful for Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco despite not needing to touch the football field. He recently earned a degree from his alma mater, Rutgers.
"Yes, I was in online classes. It started in spring, so I was able to go back once," said Pacheco, revealing to reporters last Thursday, "The Super Bowl was finishing up, and I was able to hit it hard and lock in, put all my mental toughness towards that."
The former Rutgers football team captain returned to his alma mater to participate in the school's graduation ceremony and finished with his degree in criminal justice.
"One time, I was in class, and I saw some older gentlemen in class. And I'm like, oh, it's never too late to go back," said Pacheco, "He was probably one of the tallest students in there, but he was an older gentleman. I'm like, yo, like that right there. That's the motivation that you are never too old to go back and get your degree."
Due to an injury, he appeared in seven games in 2024 and was limited to 83 carries for 310 yards and a touchdown. He is preparing for the new season but is proud of his tremendous personal accomplishment.
"Yes, I'll say it's a blessing because, coming from where I come from, you don't get too many that make you or you don't get too many kids that graduate," said Pacheco, "Coming from Vineland, graduating college, and not only doing that, but staying home and not being one of those students that transferred and went place to place, I actually stayed home and got it tattooed on me, and that's what it's about, finishing where you start."
Entering his fourth season in Kansas City, the former seventh-round draft pick is eligible for a contract extension.
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