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Chiefs' Seventh-Round Pick QB Garrett Nussmeier Excited To Join Team

Kansas City Chiefs On SI·Herbie Teope·about 1 month ago
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Former LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier joins the Chiefs roster as the team’s final pick of the 2026 NFL Draft. Nussmeier, a seventh-round selection (249th overall), has a challenge ahead to make the initial 53-player roster, but he’s focused on the immediate future. Which, of course, is becoming one of the newest members of the Chiefs after receiving the call from the team’s draft room. “Oh, man, it was an unbelievable feeling,” Nussmeier said Saturday during a Zoom teleconference with the Chiefs media corps. “I felt like I was sitting there waiting forever, so I couldn’t have been more excited to see that area code pop up.” Nussmeier has been around football his entire life, after all, so he's seen how a draft goes down. He's the son of a former NFL quarterback and current New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator, Doug Nussmeier, and following in his father’s footsteps proves a special occasion. “It’s awesome,” Nussmeier said with a smile.…

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