KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has only watched the Super Bowl twice since the night the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave him quite possibly the worst beating of his professional career.
Now, the Chiefs are targeting the NFL draft to make sure that doesn't happen again. Even after signing free-agent guard Joe Thuney and tempting former All-Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long out of retirement, there is still work to be done rebuilding Mahomes' protection.
The interior is relatively set but there's a glaring need at tackle, where the Chiefs cut both Mitchell Schwartz and Eric Fisher to save salary-cap space. “I like the way this draft looks,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said. “The draft looks really talented on