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He was the first quarterback selected by the Chiefs in the first round since selecting Todd Blackledge seventh overall in the 1983 NFL draft. [72] On July 20, 2017, the Chiefs signed Mahomes to a guaranteed four-year, $16.42 million contract that included a signing bonus of $10.08 million. [73]
The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present. [5] [6] Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded. [7] The record for most trades made during an NFL draft was set this year at 37, surpassing the 34 trades made in the 2008 NFL draft. [8]
Patrick Mahomes was drafted 10th overall in the 2017 NFL draft. Since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018, Mahomes has been the league's Most Valuable Player twice (2018 and 2022), the 2018 Offensive Player of the Year, a three-time All-Pro, a six-time Pro Bowler, and the 2020 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Mahomes has also played in four Super Bowls, three of which the ...
Mahomes, then a 22-year-old rookie, had spent the season as Smith’s backup, though he didn’t throw even one pass in the initial 16 weeks. Week 17 was all his. The entirety of the coaching ...
The Chiefs traded up in the 2017 NFL Draft to take Patrick Mahomes. The example is misapplied in draft conversations today. ... could have to part with Nos. 11 and 23 overall this year and a first ...
It seems Mahomes made a good impression on Chiefs coach Andy Reid before the 2017 NFL Draft, and it was partly due to Matt Nagy, who is now the Chiefs’ quarterbacks coach/senior assistant.
Briscoe started his rookie year as a defensive back, but when the starting quarterback was injured, Briscoe was called to fill in. He started the last five games of the season, during which he threw 14 touchdown passes and was a candidate for Rookie of the Year. Nevertheless, he was released after the season, and later converted to a receiver.
In 2015, on the heels of a four-win season, the University of Colorado hired a new co-offensive coordinator. It was a seemingly nondescript move — until it preceded one of the best turnarounds ...