{"id":410144,"date":"2026-01-15T04:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/410144\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:26:11","slug":"kansas-city-royals-drafted-5-different-nfl-stars-that-the-chiefs-couldve-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/410144\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals drafted 5 different NFL stars that the Chiefs could’ve used"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Royals drafted 5 different NFL stars that the Chiefs could’ve used<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Royals<\/a> in the ’80s and ’90s had an eye for talent.<\/p>\n

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That included football talent.<\/p>\n

They drafted some of the best football players of that era to try and get them to play baseball.<\/p>\n

In the span of a couple decades, these five guys were Royals draft picks<\/a>:<\/p>\n

John Elway<\/p>\n

Dan Marino<\/p>\n

Archie Manning<\/p>\n

Deion Sanders<\/p>\n

Bo Jackson<\/p>\n

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If only they could’ve brought those guys to town and had them play for the Chiefs on the gridiron.<\/p>\n

Jackson did eventually suit up for the Royals.<\/p>\n

Deion eventually played baseball, too.<\/p>\n

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Elway played in the minor leagues briefly, but the quarterbacks mostly stuck with football.<\/p>\n

This history started circulating on social media because Topps is putting out a Dan Marino baseball card<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If things had gone just a little differently, maybe the Royals would’ve had baseball cards with all of these faces on them.<\/p>\n

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