Too close of a call @_BJThompson 😅 pic.twitter.com/M1KWYxz6qC
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 30, 2023
One of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Day 3 draft picks almost blocked his blessing by thinking that his draft call was actually a spam call.
During his post-selection press conference with members of the media, new Chiefs edge rusher BJ Thompson revealed that when he got his draft call, it was flagged as a “spam risk” by his phone. The England, Arkansas native probably doesn’t get too many calls with the Missouri area code and his phone didn’t seem to trust the call from Kansas City.
“Man, I got the call and it said, ‘Spam Risk.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know, man,'” Thompson explained. “I knew the Chiefs were interested and that they had a draft pick coming up, so I answered it. As soon as I heard coach’s voice on the phone, man, I just instantly came with emotion. Like I said, I’ve been grinding for this for a long, long time and it has been a long time coming. So, just a lot of excitement, a lot of emotion and just happy that I finally made my dreams a reality.”
Thankfully, Thompson trusted his gut on this one and answered the call alerting him that he’d been drafted by the Chiefs at pick No. 166 overall in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft. The team probably would have just called him back a second time had he not answered. At least now he’s got an amusing story to tell.
