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Tornado sirens send Chiefs draft staff scrambling for shelter before making their first-round pick
Team security moved staff and reporters into shelter as the Chiefs completed first-round picks for Mansoor Delane and Peter Woods.
- On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Kansas City Chiefs staff sought shelter in their draft room during the NFL Draft after tornado sirens sounded near the training facility.
- Senior director of team security Brian Shafar ordered everyone into the draft room after thunderstorms moved over the training facility and sirens began blaring.
- Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirmed the draft room sits in the building's center, making it "one of the shelter spots." General manager Brett Veach followed all safety protocols.
- The tornado siren ended about 15 minutes before the Chiefs selected LSU defensive back Mansoor Delane with the sixth overall pick and Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods with the 29th.
- Both players will soon become quite familiar with the spring storms that pass through Tornado Alley, where the Chiefs' training facility operates.
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Tornado sirens send Chiefs draft staff scrambling for shelter before making their first-round pick
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs nearly had to make one of their draft picks Thursday night while seeking shelter from a tornado.
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Tornado sirens send Chiefs draft staff to shelter before making first-round pick
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs nearly had to make one of their draft picks Thursday night while seeking shelter from a tornado. Sirens sounded amid a tornado warning just before the Chiefs went on the clock with the second of their two first-round selections, forcing the front-office staff to huddle in their draft room. Reporters and other staff who were in the training complex retreated to an inner hallway away from windows, whe…
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