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Apr 28, 2023

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In Round 1 of the 2023 NFL draft, the Kansas City Chiefs kept Kansas State edge rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah at home in Kansas City, Missouri. A former Lee’s Summit Tiger, Anudike-Uzomah’s football career blossomed in both Missouri and later in Kansas. Needless to say, it was an exciting day for fans in Kansas City.

Here’s what Chiefs GM Brett Veach saw from him as a prospect with the Wildcats:

“Yeah, well we had a chance to see him obviously, for playing right down the road there in Manhattan, but you know one of the younger guys in the Draft too, I think he just turned 21 and he’s done nothing but grow and develop throughout the last couple of years. We’re excited for (Defensive Coordinator) Steve (Spagnuolo) and for (Defensive Line Coach) Joe Cullen to get their hands on him now and continue that growth and trajectory uphill, but again, anytime you can add a premium position and one of the youngest players in the draft and have that to work with for a long time is something we’re excited about.”

Andy Reid thinks he should be able to make the same amount of impact as George Karlaftis did a season ago:

“Yeah, l think you get that same play time amount from him. Again, that’s a long ways away but we felt comfortable enough in the first round to take him and not trade ourselves out of the first round which we had opportunities to do but we felt we wanted to stay right there and take him.”

Here is what Anudike-Uzomah had to say about taking the next step in the NFL:

“Yeah, (in) the next phase I want to work on my upper body. I want to work on my hand placement. I want to work on a lot of things. There’s a lot of things I want to work on because I’m only 21 years old. So, it’s just a dream come true. Again, a dream come true. And me being a younger rusher, there’s a lot of things I can get from the older players about, like, how to perform (at) the next level, what you need to do, tips and stuff like that. So, in a couple of years I can still be a veteran, but I’ll be probably 23 or 22 or 24, so and then have a long career. So, I’m glad I came out this early being young. I’m glad I took the opportunity. And I’m glad a freaking Kansas City Chief.”

Chiefs’ remaining draft picks:

Round 2, Pick 63
Round 3, Pick 95
Round 4, Pick 122 (via MIA)
Round 4, Pick 134
Round 5, Pick 166
Round 6, Pick 178 (From CHI via MIA)
Round 6, Pick 217 (Comp Pick)
Round 7, Pick 249
Round 7, Pick 250 (Comp Pick)

Find important details for the entire spectacle:

Day 2 (Rounds 2-3): Friday, April 28, at 6 p.m. CT (Watch KCSN’s Live coverage)
Day 3 (Rounds 4-7): Saturday, April 29, at 11:00 a.m. CT (Watch KCSN’s Live coverage)

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