{"id":2235524,"date":"2026-01-15T04:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2235524"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:14:04","slug":"kansas-city-royals-drafted-5-different-nfl-stars-that-the-chiefs-couldve-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kansas-city-royals-drafted-5-different-nfl-stars-that-the-chiefs-couldve-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals drafted 5 different NFL stars that the Chiefs could&#8217;ve used"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/news\/kansas-city-royals-drafted-5-different-nfl-stars-chiefs\/2f6037bc1748cdb0e103bc42?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals drafted 5 different NFL stars that the Chiefs could've used;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals drafted 5 different NFL stars that the Chiefs could&#8217;ve used<\/a> originally appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals<\/a> in the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s had an eye for talent.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_oebplh9anpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_oebplh9anpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_oebplh9anpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That included football talent.<\/p>\n<p>They drafted some of the best football players of that era to try and get them to play baseball.<\/p>\n<p>In the span of a couple decades, these five guys were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/royalsreview\/status\/2011486566078661066\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals draft picks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Royals draft picks<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>John Elway<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Dan Marino<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Archie Manning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Deion Sanders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Bo Jackson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/news\/blue-jays-ernie-clement-completes-improbable-rise-team-usa-world-baseball-classic\/005abc1420c9f66f2f926324\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ernie Clement completes improbable rise to Team USA for WBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ernie Clement completes improbable rise to Team USA for WBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If only they could&#8217;ve brought those guys to town and had them play for the Chiefs on the gridiron.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson did eventually suit up for the Royals.<\/p>\n<p>Deion eventually played baseball, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/tampa-bay-rays\/news\/air-force-captain-pitch-team-usa-2026-world-baseball-classic\/3ff3399d883e7f0101480c43\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:An Air Force Captain will pitch for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">An Air Force Captain will pitch for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elway played in the minor leagues briefly, but the quarterbacks mostly stuck with football.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_pqbplh9anpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_pqbplh9anpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; 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