The Kansas City Chiefs were able to select quarterback Patrick Mahomes with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, but it wasn’t exactly an easy move for the team as it involved moving up all that way from pick No. 27 to pick No. 10. And this week, Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach explained how and why the team was able to make that move.
During an interview with Peter King for his Football Morning in America column on Monday, Brett Veach explained that the team really liked Patrick Mahomes and had worked out a deal with the Buffalo Bills that they would trade up if their guy was still on the board.
“I think a combination of a couple things worked in our favor. It’s not easy to move from 27 to 10. But Buffalo, at 10, just had a coaching change, and there’s a good chance they wanted picks to put some pieces together. Plus, what helped us is the teams that might have taken Pat were at 11, 12, 13, and so if we could get to 10, that seemed like a good spot to pick Patrick,” Veach told King.
“Also, I think the element of surprise was working in our favor. I don’t think many people were expecting us to pick him.”
And the rest is history.
