Kansas City Chiefs and Brett Veach scheme TRADE UP for EDGE Rusher in DRAFT FRENZY?

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Kansas City Chiefs eye bold draft moves as trade rumors swirl—will Brett Veach pull the trigger to bolster the defense? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy dissect the Chiefs’ shifting strategy for the NFL Draft, weighing the costs of trading up versus staying put. With edge rushers like Arbel Reese, Reuben Bain, Messador, and Parker at the center of speculation, the hosts break down potential fits and address whether Kansas City’s defensive scheme can maximize their impact. Key discussion points include the Chiefs’ pursuit of a top-nine pick, the risk and reward of parting with valuable second- or third-round selections, and trade relationships with teams like the Cardinals, Commanders, and Cowboys. The debate intensifies around wide receivers, offensive tackles, and quarterback prospect Ty Simpson as Chiefs fans are left wondering: will Kansas City snag their coveted edge rusher, or shift the draft strategy in response to early runs on key positions?

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0:00.0	Can't see Chiefs make a trade.
0:02.5	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked On Chiefs podcast.
0:08.6	You are Locked on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast, part of the Locked on
0:14.7	podcast network, your team every day.
0:20.1	Welcome back to the other episode Lockdown Chiefs.
0:22.3	I'm Chris Clark. He is Ryan Tracy.
0:24.2	And we're going to dive into trade value.
0:28.0	And this is really kind of something that I think that is a possibility for the Chiefs.
0:32.7	When you look at how this draft is going to shake out, I do think that the chiefs are supposed to pick around pick number nine,
0:40.0	which would put them maybe an hour into the draft picking.
0:44.9	I think that there's a distinct possibility that they can be picking sooner than that.
0:49.6	Obviously, there's also a possibility that could be picking much later.
0:52.6	We will see.
0:53.3	But when we start talking about trade value, it is a question,
0:57.0	and we're doing a mock draft for the network right now.
1:01.5	And one thing is certain.
1:04.1	I think it's going to be hard to get an edge at 9.
1:08.8	It seems like that with this group.
1:11.7	I'm not going to say that that's the truth in the league.
1:14.8	Well, we will see.
1:16.3	But if they feel like they're not going to get an edge and they have to get an edge,
1:22.0	where could they go to get that?
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