In the wake of the 2024 NFL Draft, many side stories develop over the course of months that finalize the moment a team picks a player: Recruiting, meetings, scouting, and many more things that happen before the Draft that could change the history of a franchise or the NFL itself.
Indeed, a move that shifted and changed the history of the NFL was when the Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes as the 10th pick overall in the 2017 NFL Draft: Three Super Bowl championships, three MVPs, and seven consecutive AFL West titles speak for themselves.
How Mahomes got the Chiefs to draft him
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Prior to this year’s Draft, Travis Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, reposted an interview he had with Patrick Mahomes back in 2022, in which he recalls the days before being selected and the meetings.
I kind of gave a little inside info to the Chiefs and was like ‘Hey, if y’all let me go 12 or below, I’m going to get drafted by someone else.’ So I gave the Chiefs a little bit of info on that because I wanted to be here. I don’t know who was at 12 that time, but I knew right around there was where I was going to get drafted. My agent talked to Brett Veach and the Chiefs’ staff. I remember at about pick nine or 10, Veach sent my agent a little picture of a Red Raider with the ‘Guns Up,’ so I knew the Chiefs were drafting me.
The Kansas City Chiefs made an excellent decision by drafting Patrick Mahomes, who has become one of the best players in NFL history. As a result, they have built a dynasty that is now considered to be one of the greatest in the league, and is capable of rivaling the best teams in NFL history.
