Chiefs draft 2016: Kansas City trades first-round pick to 49ers
The Kansas City Chiefs selected nobody in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
UPDATE: The Chiefs apparently also traded away their seventh-round pick to the 49ers as part of the deal.
UPDATE: The #Chiefs traded their 7th round pick (No. 249) as part of that deal with the #49ers. They now have 8 total picks.
— Chiefs Reporter (@ChiefsReporter) April 29, 2016
The Kansas City Chiefs had an interesting offseason that certainly had its ups and downs. KC managed to hang on to beloved veterans like Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson but lost a few key players as well in CB, Sean Smith and DE, Mike DeVito. Still. the Chiefs didn’t have a ton of holes heading into this draft but could definitely use help along the offensive and defensive line, receiver and in the secondary.
It was a first round that featured a lot of trades. Some folks thought the Chiefs might select Memphis QB Paxton Lynch. While the team is certainly set at the position with Alex Smith, KC will eventually need a QB and many scouts believe Lynch, with some development, could be a very good NFL starter. Plus, Reid is known for drafting and developing QBs.
It wasn’t meant to be, however, as the Denver Broncos traded up to select Lynch just two spots ahead of the Chiefs. It’d be interesting to know if the Broncos really thought KC would snag Lynch. If I were a betting man, I’d say the Chiefs would have passed on Lynch. If the mere threat that KC might have taken Lynch cost the Broncos some draft picks, well, I am ok with that.
When it finally came time for the Chiefs to make a pick, at number 28, the Chiefs traded their pick to the San Francisco 49ers. The move took KC out of the first round completely. The 49ers ended up selecting a guard and the Chiefs got a haul.
Terms of the deal: San Francisco sends 2016 2nd, 4th and 6th round picks to Kansas City for pick 28.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 29, 2016
This is an excellent move for the Chiefs. Kansas City lost its third-round pick this year and its sixth-round pick next year thanks to being found guilty of tampering charges for talking to WR Jeremy Maclin before the official start of free agency. Given how far back in the first round the Chiefs were picking, this trade made a lot of sense.
The Chiefs will now pick sixth in tomorrow’s second round. Not too shabby.
What do you think, Addicts? Was this a good or bad move for the Chiefs?