Sunday Sneak Peek: 2 Chiefs characterize at 2026 NFLPA ‘Rookie Premiere’

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 06: Element view of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs helmets previous to an NFL soccer sport between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on October 6, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Picture by Perry Knotts/Getty Photographs) | Getty Photographs

The annual NFLPA Rookie Premiere happened over the past three days, showcasing 42 rookies from the 2026 NFL Draft class, together with two Kansas Metropolis Chiefs draft picks: working again Emmett Johnson and quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.

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Our first view of the 2 newcomers to the Chiefs’ offense got here courtesy of the annual gathering for the “next class of marketable stars” within the NFL; it often consists of simply offensive gamers from the 12 months’s draft class.

Throughout three days, rookies will take part in buying and selling card photoshoots, autograph signings, jersey unveilings, and a full slate of content material creation classes, whereas additionally collaborating in enterprise orientation led by union management centered on group licensing, private model improvement, and long-term revenue alternatives. The occasion brings collectively the NFL’s prime incoming expertise with main manufacturers, licensees, and media companions to construct early relationships that stretch nicely past the sphere.

Johnson and Nussmeier be a part of a handful of Kansas Metropolis’s draft picks to participate within the summit, following huge receivers Jalen Royals final 12 months, Rashee Rice in 2023, Skyy Moore in 2022, Cornell Powell in 2021, and Mecole Hardman in 2019. In 2020, first-round working again Clyde Edwards-Helaire represented the Chiefs.