MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. – Damien Wilson knew he made the right choice soon after Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach reached out to his agent.
“I planned this Super Bowl trip last spring,” said the former Gophers linebacker, who started in Kansas City’s 31-20 Super Bowl LIV victory over the 49ers on Sunday, making four tackles. “Seriously. I saw what this team did last year, almost winning the AFC championship. I jumped on it. I planned this in free agency.”
Wilson, a fourth-round draft pick of the Cowboys in 2015, started every game this season. After 22 starts in four seasons in Dallas, Wilson was one of the under-the-radar moves that got overshadowed by Veach’s big moves to overhaul Kansas City’s defense.