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5 things we learned from the 2021 NFL Draft

Even though the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t have a highly visible first-round pick, we watched all three days of the NFL Draft. What did we learn?

1. Teams were operating in the dark — and with a reduced talent pool

During the 2020 draft — which took place in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic — teams were unsure about what they call “medicals,“ because they were unable to bring in draft prospects for personal visits that include physical evaluations by team doctors.