The Kansas City Chiefs head to their fifth Super Bowl in six seasons. However, it's the first for Kareem Hunt, whom the club released before their dynastic run.

Five years after Kareem Hunt said “it hurts my soul” not to be part of a Super Bowl-bound Chiefs team, he’s finally getting his chance.

It has been a long road for Kansas City Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt to make it to this juncture. In 2017, the former third-round draft pick looked like he would be a part of Kansas City's future success, but that ended in 2018 through his own doing.

Following the Chiefs' AFC championship game victory, Andy Reid explained why the Chiefs' quest for a three-peat isn't 'motivation.'

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He was born on August 6, 1995. Q. Did Kareem Hunt win a Super Bowl with the Chiefs? - + A. Kareem Hunt was let go by the Chiefs midway through the 2018 NFL season. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl in ...

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That Mahomes would be atop the early odds for Super Bowl MVP is hardly a surprise; he's won two of them in a row and three overall already in his career, and if the Chiefs do win in two weeks' time, it's hard to imagine they do so without a vintage performance from their QB.

They’ve joined a team that’s already won two Super Bowls while aiming for a three-peat. Yet they haven’t been on the field for that previous success, looking instead to get their first experience of winning an NFL title. The noteworthy group includes veterans like receivers Hollywood Brown and DeAndre Hopkins and running back Kareem Hunt.

Patrick Mahomes accounted for three touchdowns and the Kansas City defense made big stops at key moments to help the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 on Sunday night and reach the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season.