Draft day, second day.
The Kansas City Chiefs orchestrated a four-team trade involving the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and Chicago Bears, moving up thirteen spots from the sixty-fourth pick in the second round to select Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs at the fifty-first pick, causing a stir.
Subsequently, the Kansas City Chiefs led another three-team trade involving the Las Vegas Raiders and Houston Texans, moving up six spots from the ninety-sixth pick in the third round to select University of Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun at the ninetieth pick, again turning heads.
Fast. Accurate. Ruthless.
First, Veach meticulously calculated, using multiple trades to obscure his true intentions, ensuring the picks didn't get overpriced and minimizing losses, avoiding salary cap impact in the long term and ensuring the integrity of future draft picks, maximizing benefits for the Kansas City Chiefs.
