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Breaking Down the Chiefs' Decision to Draft Washington CB Marcus Peters

When the Kansas City Chiefs selected former University of Washington cornerback Marcus Peters with the No. 18 pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, there were going to be questions.

That’s just the nature of the game when you select a player who didn’t finish his collegiate season due to being dismissed from the team, which was the case with Peters.

But as general manager John Dorsey, head coach Andy Reid and director of player personnel Chris Ballard explain, there wasn’t a lack of due diligence on the Chiefs’ behalf to try and understand not only about Peters the player, but also, more importantly, Peters the man.