Update | With their second pick in the first round of the NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected defensive end George Karlaftis.
Karlaftis played his college football at Purdue University.
Karlaftis moved to the United States from Greece just eight years ago.
He's 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs nearly 270 pounds.
The Chiefs were looking to improve their defense and the Karlaftis pick should help the team's pass rush.
Update | A Kansas City area native had a big night at the NFL draft on Thursday night.
Jacksonville drafted line backer Devin Lloyd with the 27th pick in the first round draft.
Lloyd lived in the Kansas City area for a few years before moving around.
He attended the University of Utah.
Update | The Kansas City Chiefs traded up in the NFL Draft and selected defensive back Trent McDuffie from the University of Washington.
The Chiefs acquired the 21th pick from the New England Patriots.
In doing so, the Patriots acquired the 29th pick, the 94th and 121st pick.
Nick Jacobs, KSHB 41 4th and 1 podcast co-host, wrote this about Trent McDuffie in his comprehensive preview:
Here was my write up on CB Trent McDuffie the newest Chief. pic.twitter.com/p32awt3DiJ
— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) April 29, 2022
McDuffie earned several honors while playing for the Huskies:
- Third-team All-American (2021)
- First-team All-Pac-12 (2021)
- Second-team All-Pac-12 ( 2020)
Update | The Kansas City Chiefs are set to return to primetime in Week 2 of the NFL season, the league announced Thursday.
The Chiefs will host AFC West division foe Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 15 in the home opener.
The game is part of a new package of games that will air on Amazon Prime.
Original story | Finally, the 2022 NFL Draft has arrived.
First-round picks will be announced Thursday night in Las Vegas with second- and third-round picks set for Friday and the final four rounds of picks taking place Saturday.
Former Kansas City tight end and Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez will announce the Chiefs' second-round pick.
The speculation about the Kansas City Chiefs’ plan for the 12 accumulated picks ends over the course of the next three days as General Manager Brett Veach charts a course into the next phase of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ career.
How will the first round play out? The Chiefs could do any number of things — trade up, trade down, stand pat at Nos. 29 and 30 — and could target any number of players.
RELATED | Nick Jacobs' 1st-round guide to Kansas City Chiefs draft options
Our “4th & 1” podcast crew offered their opinions.
Analyst Nick Jacobs shares a unique first-round mock draft, which includes his projected picks and what he thinks the teams should actually do.
Meanwhile, host Tod Palmer has the Chiefs trading down rather than up in the first round in his first-round mock draft. He previously explored why a trade down might make more sense for a team needing to overhaul its defense.
Jacobs spends countless hours over several months poring over college game film to decipher the skill sets for hundreds of draft prospects.
He then puts together Nick Jacobs’ annual Chiefs Big Board, which ranks the best fits position by position, available during the NFL Draft.
Of course, there’s more to the draft than the first 32 picks, and plenty of starters and future Pro Bowlers will be picked Friday and Saturday.
Want to know who the Chiefs might take with all 12 picks? We’ve got you covered:
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