Staying home: Chiefs select former Lee’s Summit football star with first-round draft pick

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It will be fun to watch this year. And I love what Andy Reid said. He’s going to be a good addition. We could have traded, but we wanted it. I think it’s neat. And then, yes, the draft is here in Kansas City. I know people down in the draft were excited. We were on TV and they were fired up about it. So Kansas State, Kansas City, you know, Football that’s and then the draft I think that’s a real positive that I’m proud of our fans. I mean, they looked like crazy there. Yes, they certainly showed. And you saw them a lot. There were many down there. You know, I love about Andy, though, you know, he’s excited, but like he’s going to come here, he’s going to play the game. And you know what I mean? it is. But he’s the kind of guy you want as a head coach. You know what else you need? Jackson Kurtz lives near Union Station with many fans. Jackson is still packed in there. It’s not as much time as it used to be, but it’s not a marathon sprint all weekend in Kansas City. People came here hours before the draft was Football supposed to start at 7:00 tonight, busses, in lines, wanting to see all the merchandise that came here, wanting to see the Technflenface, wanting to have a good time here. And of course, staying to hear and see all these players get selected in the NFL Draft. It was amazing. It was a sea of ​​red most of the time during the national anthem, you heard the Chiefs at the home of the Braves, something we are very used to in Kansas City. Wonderful time here. People are excited about every choice. The biggest cheer, of course, for Alex, our guy. And he heard that one man passed before the other after picking me up and he said, he has that dog. they do. It’s wonderful. And Lane Jennings talked to him at K-State, his pro day, and he was nothing but a humble, nice young man. And I am very excited for its future. Many others here like it. Can’t wait to see it. But Jackson, what do you think? Which team’s selection was the biggest surprise for you? Well, maybe the biggest surprise. We’ve heard that the Indians’ Colts pick Anthony Richardson out of Florida drew a mixed reaction from fans. You know, he was a quarterback that a lot of people liked. It also has this great motor. And people were excited to see him go. Few expected to see him in the first ten picked here this evening, but he was chosen. It was exciting for a lot of fans wearing a Peyton Manning jersey, for the Colts, for a lot of Colts. It was interesting. Three of the four first picks were quarterbacks. So it was great to see so many fans happy as well. I think I know the answer to this. When Jackson would tell me which fans were the loudest at Football Union Station, who was there and made the most noise. Come on, come on. You know the answer to this. IT Chiefs, Kingdom, Chiefs, Kingdom was here in full force tonight. Many were on the hill waiting for the last 31st pick. And once they said Felix’s name, he erupted. The fireworks stopped. It was almost poetic that, of course, this had to happen in Kansas City. We just won the Super Bowl and we’re going to pick a double Football hometown kid from Lee’s Summit. And of course, K-State. So the chiefs came to him in full force. There’s a lot of Broncos fans, of course, there’s a lot of Chargers fans, there’s a lot of Raiders fans, there’s a lot of Bengals fans. I think Eric Stonestreet took the stage at one point and he called Arrowhead Burrow kind of reverse. The joke is back on them. It’s so awesome to be here to watch Kansas City come together for the draft and just share the moment.