“We have seen a lot of these guys and followed their careers, so to get them here one final time, to put them through drills and have our coaches’ coach them and spend time with them, it’s important,” Chiefs’ general manager Brett Veach explained. “Every general manager in the NFL is always looking for talent, but you never want to miss out on talent that’s in your own back yard.
“We have a lot of pride in the players that live around here and go to school around here. We’re certainly biased towards our own.”
In addition to the obvious of giving these players another chance to be evaluated by NFL personnel guys, it’s also a cool event because many of these players grew up fans of the team and on Friday found themselves taking instruction from Andy Reid and company.
“A lot of these guys have been lifelong Chiefs’ fans—their mom, dad, brother and sisters, relatives, they grew up tailgating at Arrowhead and going to games,” Veach added. “The Chiefs are part of their upbringing, so for them to come out here and work out for us is certainly is exciting for them, but it’s exciting for us too because knowing how much the Chiefs have meant to these players and their families and knowing we have the potential to keep them here and make that bond even stronger is a really cool and exciting thing.
“I think it’s equally exciting for us as it is for them.”
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