When speaking to reporters back on May 3, Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach referred to a conversation he had with team CEO Clark Hunt about whether he would be allowed to trade the team’s first-round pick in 2023 — when Kansas City will be hosting the NFL Draft.
“The only thing Clark [Hunt] told me was you can’t trade next year’s one,” laughed Veach. Kansas City’s head honcho is known for making deals, flipping a 2021 first-rounder for Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr.
Veach and his staff executed a pair of trade-ups in the 2022 draft, including one that moved the Chiefs eight spots up in the first round to snag a possible Day 1 starter: Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie.