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There\u2019s been plenty of talk about the Kansas City Chiefs trading up from pick No. 9, but could they actually trade back? One NFL Insider says they\u2019re thinking about it.<\/p>\n
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The majority of 2026 NFL Draft rumors and buzz to this point have pegged the Kansas City Chiefs as a team looking to move up in Round 1. <\/p>\n
Reporting has indicated there have been conversations with at least one team in the top five<\/a>. I tend to feel those exploratory calls are just the Chiefs being thorough. They\u2019re doing their diligence in case a player they want is available, and they can make a move up. What about a move down, though? <\/p>\n A new report from an NFL Insider indicates that Brett Veach has put just as much thought into moving down as he has into moving up.<\/p>\n Adam Schefter: The Chiefs are thinking about moving back from No. 9<\/p>\n Speaking on ESPN\u2019s \u201cGet Up\u201d morning show, NFL Insider Adam Schefter discussed the Arizona Cardinals at pick No. 3. He said the problem with trading back for the Cards is that there isn\u2019t a particularly long list of teams looking to move up. That\u2019s when he started talking about the Chiefs. <\/p>\n \u201cI think if they stay there, they will (draft Jeremiyah Love), but the main question here is whether the Cardinals will actually stay at three,\u201d Schefter said. \u201cA lot of people around the league are wondering whether the Cardinals will move out. We know they\u2019ve had exploratory phone calls. Those calls are expected to intensify as the draft gets closer, and maybe even begins, and there could be a team that wants to come up again. The question is, what teams are out there that can move up that far to number three? It\u2019s not a long list. Again, the Chiefs have had some thought about it, but the Chiefs are thinking about moving back as much as they\u2019re thinking about moving up\u2026 But it\u2019s hard to imagine that there are a whole lot of options, which is why the Arizona Cardinals are waiting for that phone to ring to see if there\u2019s a way out of three.\u201d<\/p>\n Thinking about moving back and actually planning to move back are two separate things. The latter won\u2019t likely happen until things start rolling on draft night. They should know pretty quickly how things will play out after the first few picks. That\u2019ll determine whether they move up or start calling around about a move back. <\/p>\n Why I\u2019m still skeptical about the Chiefs\u2019 ability to move back from Pick No. 9<\/p>\n
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