That Mysterious Miami Draft Choice
From Indianapolis, Indiana
Back in late August, the Chiefs and Dolphins made a trade. Coming to Kansas City were offensive linemen Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe.
Going to the Dolphins was … we don’t know for sure. Apparently it’s a secret.
That’s certainly how Chiefs GM Scott Pioli reacted when he was asked about how many draft choices the Chiefs have for April’s selection meeting. The number should be eight. Pioli said it was eight.
They have an extra second-round choice thanks to the Tony Gonzalez trade to Atlanta and two extra fifth-round selections from trading Tyler Thigpen to the Dolphins and Tank Tyler to the Carolina Panthers.
Most of the league believes that the Chiefs sent their sixth-round choice to Miami for Alleman-Ndukwe. The Dolphins already have K.C.’s seventh-round selection from the draft day trade last year for TE Jake O’Connell.
But Pioli refused to confirm that fact on Thursday at the NFL Combine.
“You are trying to get me in trouble with my father-in-law aren’t you,” said Pioli when asked about the sixth-round choice. “I’m not going to talk about what we traded to Miami.”
Pioli was asked if it was a state secret.
“No, it’s not a state secret but when someone asks me to keep something confidential, I respect their request,” said Pioli.
Especially when that someone happens to be his father-in-law, Miami’s football leader Bill Parcells?
“Especially when I have to sit down and have dinner with him on the holidays,” Pioli said.
Here’s the exchange:
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I would assume its the 6…but what if its not…could have been on a condition and they didnt hit it…maybe it ended up being cash…
I would hope its not anything better, a 7 NEXT year would be kind of cool
The more I see of Pioli ……the more he looks & acts like Peterson without hair.I Hope Not….. why is it that If You Screw Up….just admit it.No not them…… thy’ae above such things.I’am tired of blindly following my chiefs year after year.Hoping they might get it right.
KC got Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe. Miami got our hopes and dreams. Bottom Line? Not a good trade-off…Just kidding.
Nice work Bob.
It seems a little too secretive between two teams that have family ties. So far it looks like the chiefs may have gotten the raw end of the deal…
I respect a man that keeps his word. So I have no problem with it.
Bottom line is…we got two O-linemen that had some NFL experience for (most likely) a very late round pick. We absolutely had to have some depth on the line, and we got it. What did everyone expect…a couple of Pro-Bowlers for next-to-nothing?
Who’s to say it was next to nothing? Are we sure it was only one pick? I mean they don’t have to disclose anything, so who’s to say it wasn’t two picks in subsequent years? I mean family helps family…
shhhh….here’s the secret: as part of the agreement, Pioli has to sit at the kids’ table during the holiday dinners.
You heard it here first.
Go CHIEFS!