The worst 1st round picks in KC Chiefs history

#3 – Sylvester Morris, Wide Receiver

The 2000 NFL Draft will always be remembered as having the greatest draft gaff, and steal, in NFL history. With the 199th selection in the 6th round that year, the New England Patriots drafted an unheralded quarterback from the University of Michigan named Tom Brady. All Brady has done since then is become the most decorated quarterback in the history of the NFL.

Given that every team in the NFL passed on Brady at least five times, it would be unfair to judge the Chiefs’ first round selection based solely on that miss. Fortunately for the purposes of this analysis, their use of the 21st selection on Jackson State wide receiver Sylvester Morris gives us plenty of fodder for criticism and blame on its own.

Morris played in only one NFL season, despite being on the Chiefs’ roster for four years. Unfortunately for him, and the team, repeated knee injuries kept him off the field and ultimately cut his career short. Without those injuries, perhaps his career could have taken off. He accumulated 48 catches, 678 yards and 3 touchdowns in 15 games with the team.

Beyond Brady, other players the Chiefs could have taken with the selection include All-Pro linebacker Keith Bullock, linebacker Adalius Thomas, and safety Mike Brown.