Chiefs Mulling Trade Into Top-10 Picks

The Chiefs are the club “making the most noise” about a trade into the top-10 picks, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). However, Rapoport cautions that Kansas City could simply be putting in due diligence, and tweeted earlier this evening that “everyone” is contacting teams in the top-10 to feel out prices.Andy Reid

The natural inclination is to assume the Chiefs are aiming to move up for a quarterback, but clearly that has not been reported as of yet. Kansas City has been linked to quarterback upgrades all offseason, even though team management has publicly stood by incumbent Alex Smith. Texas Tech signal-caller Patrick Mahomes, specifically, has been tied to the Chiefs for weeks, but North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky or Clemson’s Deshaun Watson could also be in consideration.

Of course, the Chiefs could conceivably be looking at other positions. Depending on how high the team is willing to move, they could possibly be going after a running back such as Christian McCaffrey or Leonard Fournette, a wide receiver likeĀ Mike Williams, Corey Davis, or John Ross, or a defensive lineman such as Solomon Thomas or Jonathan Allen.

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