KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kingsley Suamataia awoke one day last week, his dream of an NFL future recently made reality as the Chiefs’ second-round draft choice, he rolled over to find a text message on his phone.

It came from a new teammate, someone who began the message by introducing himself — but someone you might know.

Patrick Mahomes.

“Blows my mind,” Suamataia said.

A day after the Chiefs picked Suamataia, a left tackle from BYU, they added Jared Wiley, a tight end from TCU, in the fourth round. And some 20 minutes after that pick, Wiley estimated, he received a phone call. You already know what I’m going to say next.

Mahomes was on the other end.

The Chiefs put their collection of picks in front of the media over the past few days, and, in turn, we learned more about Mahomes’ participation throughout the draft.

But more about its aftermath, too.

There’s a theme in there.

Mahomes’ fingerprints seem to be everywhere on the Chiefs this time of year — even when he’s everywhere but Kansas City. Mahomes attended events in Las Vegas and New York before heading to Miami for the Formula 1 Grand Prix last weekend.

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