Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Saturday that the club has promoted RB Jackie Battle to the club’s 53-man roster from the practice squad. Battle was on the Chiefs 53-man roster for the season opener at New England (9/7) before being assigned to the practice squad.

Battle (6-2, 238) originally joined the Chiefs a year ago as a member of the team’s practice squad before being promoted to the 53-man roster for the final three contests of 2007. He has seen action in four NFL games, recording 14 carries for 47 yards (3.4 avg.) with a TD on his first NFL carry. Battle originally entered the NFL with Dallas as a rookie free agent in 2007, but was released prior to the start of the regular season.

Battle finished his career at the University of Houston with a school record 31 rushing TDs. In 41 collegiate games, Battle tallied 441 carries for 2,120 yards (4.8 avg.) with 31 TDs. He also added six receptions for 45 yards (7.5 avg.) with the Cougars. Battle prepped at Humble High School in Humble, Texas.