Editor's note: This story originally ran ahead of the Chiefs-Texans game in Week 6 of the 2019 season. It has been adjusted ahead of Sunday's divisional playoff game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the Kansas City Chiefs were looking for a quarterback in the 2017 draft, they did their homework on all of the top prospects, including Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes and Clemson's Deshaun Watson.
They conducted workouts and brought the players to Kansas City before the draft for video and whiteboard sessions. The Chiefs were enamored with Mahomes and Watson, but when it came time to choose, they had a clear favorite.