KANSAS City, Mo. The following is the story: Before the 2017 NFL Draft, they selected him in the first round. Kansas City Chiefs There was a lot to love about the former Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes was able to dissect plays on a whiteboard, which was a major factor in Mahomes’ favor during his pre-draft visit from Kansas City.
Mahomes now revealed that he knew the answers to the test. On the latest episode, Mahomes speaks on the podcast “New Heights”, hosted and hosted by teammate Travis Kelce And Philadelphia Eagles Center Jason Kelce Mahomes stated that Matt Nagy, then-Chiefs offensive Coordinator, tipped him off to the plays Reid would ask.
Nagy is now Chiefs’ quarterback coach.
“Of course,” Mahomes replied, “I crushed that meeting.”
“If I can go 12 or less, I’m gonna be drafted by someone else.”
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The Chiefs invited other quarterbacks, including the then-Clemson Tigers signal -caller, to Kansas City that year for pre-draft visits. Deshaun Watson. However, this was just for show. They were the clear favorites in Mahomes.
Nagy stated that Thursday’s “I think it’s very safe to state that there was a major consensus among our building regarding who we like,” “You put the [Mahomes] Tape on, start watching. The clicker won’t quit and you keep going.
Nagy was asked if he tipped plays to Mahomes in order to pass the whiteboard test for Reid. Nagy replied, “Maybe a bit.”
He said, “Patrick did an amazing job on the test.” He said that the coach asked him a lot of questions about the plays. Patrick was very knowledgeable about what he was doing. He was amazing.
The Chiefs traded goods with the Buffalo Bills To move from the 27th spot in the draft to the 10th. John Dorsey, Chiefs’ general manger at the time, stated that 10 was the perfect spot for Mahomes, since it put them ahead of other teams interested, including the New Orleans Saints And Arizona Cardinals.
Mahomes stated that he was not certain where he would end up after the draft and thought it might be in the second or third rounds. He said he was going to the Chiefs, and that other teams were interested in him being drafted in the first round.