When the Kansas City Chiefs traded all the way up to the No. 10 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, giving up a first-round pick in the process, many wondered if it would be worth the cost to land Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
After an NFL MVP award, a Super Bowl victory, and now a 10-year contract extension worth half a billion dollars, I think it’s safe to say the Chiefs made the right move on draft night.
Relive the moment when the Chiefs made their legendary pick:
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I doubt anyone on any side of this event knew what the future had in store for Mahomes and the Chiefs, but this is a moment that will live in draft history for years to come.
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