Ingram hung with the Chiefs practice squad after the Cardinals cut bait last November and made it on to their practice squad again this year. Ingram has 62 career carries for 134 yards and a touchdown in the last two seasons with Arizona, but has not gotten a single carry as a member of the Chiefs yet and played zero offensive snaps in his active game last week. It wouldn’t be surprising if he resurfaced with the Kansas City practice squad.

The Chiefs could have called him up for just this week but chose to sign him to the active roster instead. With Isiah Pacheco officially on injured reserve, Ingram appears to be in the mix for some reps on offense alongside Carson Steele and Samaje Perine. Kareem Hunt is also waiting in the wings as he gets up to speed on the Chiefs’ practice squad. Simply put, this is one of the messiest backfields in the league right now. Steele looks like the best bet for rushing work while Perine’s role through the air should grow sans Pacheco.

The team also signed DT Isaiah Buggs, S Trey Dean, DT Matt Dickerson, DE Truman Jones, RB Deneric Prince, CB Keith Taylor, and WR Montrell Washington to reserve/future contracts. With Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Jerick McKinnon on expiring contracts, the Chiefs will have a depth role to fill at running back this offseason. Ingram, who was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad in the middle of the season, will be one of the names in the mix for that job.

Starting in Emari Demarcado’s (toe) absence, Ingram shed passing-game work to Tony Jones. Unsurprisingly, there was zero room for either back to operate with Clayton Tune getting dominated by Cleveland’s AFC-best defense. With James Conner (knee) trending toward a Week 10 return vs. Atlanta, Ingram is looking like a drop even if Demercado remains sidelined.