He was too short, he wasn’t fast enough, and he was known to get beat by the double move. But to Kansas City Chiefs’ fans, Brandon Flowers was the guy who went toe-to-toe with Andre Johnson, the player who shut down an entire side of the field.
Flowers was the second round pick in the 2008 draft—a draft that may be the best draft class the Chiefs have ever had. That class gave the Chiefs their starting left tackle, two starting cornerbacks and the Chiefs’ all-time leading rusher.
The two-time All-American from Virginia Tech was taken with the fourth pick in the second round of the draft and was the sixth corner taken off the board.