text: 2013 The Kansas City Chiefs, due to their 2–14 record in the season prior, received the #1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, which was the first time in franchise history that team had the #1 pick in the NFL Draft that was not acquired in a transaction. However, about eight weeks prior to their first selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Chiefs traded for quarterback Alex Smith, who the year prior had been benched in favor of Colin Kaepernick on the San Francisco 49ers. The Chiefs were able to acquire Smith by trading their second round picks in 2013 and 2014. While this move did end up bringing the quarterback for the Chiefs for the next five years to Kansas City, the selection was only supported by a plurality of Chiefs fans at the time of the trade. After an offseason that brought players such as Sean Smith and Geoff Schwartz, the Chiefs selected Eric Fisher with the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, as well as selecting future four time Pro Bowler Travis Kelce in the third round of the same draft. In the 2013 season, the Chiefs started the season with an incredible start, tying the 2003 team as the best start in franchise history and being the last team undefeated in the 2013 season, starting out with a 9–0 record. However, due a more difficult second half of the Chiefs schedule and somewhat of a regression by the Chiefs defense, the team faltered down the stretch, going 2–5 in their final seven games.
  Even though the team struggled near the end of the season, the Chiefs still clinched a playoff berth as a wildcard and played the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2013–14 NFL playoffs. It seemed that the Chiefs would be able to win their first playoff game in twenty years and go on to the divisional round, but even though the Chiefs took a 38–10 lead in the early portion of the third quarter, the Chiefs were unable to contain the Colts offense and lost the game by only one point, 45–44.
  2014
  Entering the 2014 season, the Chiefs had the twenty-second pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, and selected linebacker Dee Ford out of Alabama, as well as future starting right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif with the 200th pick of the same draft.