"Knowing the mentality and the aggression I bring ... the staff here and the Ford family believed in me and gave me the opportunity to give 110 percent here and I'm going to show you all that the real (No.) 10 is back," Pacheco said.
A seventh-round pick by the Chiefs in 2022, Pacheco rushed for 830 yards as a rookie, averaging 4.9 yards with five touchdowns. He followed that up in 2023 averaging 4.6 yards per carry on 935 total rushing yards with seven rushing touchdowns while catching 44 passes that season. The Chiefs won back-to-back Super Bowl titles in Pacheco's first two seasons in the league.