Inside Why Going Undrafted May Be Better Than Getting Picked | NFL MAILBAG
The 2025 NFL Draft is over, and the players chosen during the draft, as well as those who signed as undrafted free agents, are reporting to rookie minicamps for their first taste of life in the NFL.
Each day that passes is a day closer to the regular season kicking off at Lincoln Financial Field on an early September Thursday night, but as the calendar flips to May, it’s the perfect opportunity to take one last look back at some of the biggest storylines of the NFL Draft just completed.
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Who were the biggest steals? Which teams might have some regrets about the strategy they executed, and why some agents insist that going undrafted is far more beneficial for their clients than seeing their name flash along the bottom line crawl in the seventh round on Saturday of draft weekend.
Let’s dive right into your questions!
Is Josh Simmons the steal of the first round? (Johnny Roc on BlueSky)
The Kansas City Chiefs may have checked their most important box of the past five years with this pick, and not just because of positional value.
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