Chiefs' draft priorities have changed in recent days

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs no longer have a shortage at safety, not after their recent signings of veterans Jimmy Wilson and Stevie Brown. Five players played significant amounts last season at safety and the Chiefs were down to three after Tyvon Branch departed as a free agent and Husain Abdullah retired.

Now they're back to five, though that doesn't mean the Chiefs are set at safety or that they won't draft a player at that position in an early round. It's not a given that Wilson, who was released by the Chargers during the season last year, or Brown, who didn't play football in 2015, can help.

The signings of Wilson and Brown mean the Chiefs don't feel the pressure of…