Draft “what ifs” are a part of Jets lore.
three years later they took Dan Marino over Ken O’Brien?This week at Super Bowl LVII there are two Chiefs stars that Jets fans can wonder “what if” about. Both Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce thought the Jets might take them in their respective NFL drafts.Kelce was in the 2013 draft. That wasand Rex Ryan was just figuring out he was not going to see eye-to-eye with the new GM.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrate winning the AFC Championship game against the Bengals on Jan. 29.in the second round with the 39th overall pick. Kelce lasted until the first pick in the third round when Andy Reid and the Chiefs took him. “Andy Reid, I had no idea I was even on his board,” Kelce said. “He asked me straight to the point, ‘Are you gonna f–k this up, man?’ And I was like, ‘No I’m not, I’m going to be the best tight end you have ever coached.’ ”
Four years after Kelce was drafted, Mahomes was in the 2017 draft and the Jets had the No. 6 overall pick., but had drafted Christian Hackenberg in the second round in 2016. Then GM Mike Maccagnan loved Hackenberg and wanted to give him a chance to win the job in 2017 and then if he failed, the Jets would take a quarterback in 2018 when there was already three hyped prospects — Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Josh Rosen.
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