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Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: The Chiefs’ NFL Draft pick and a chat with KC’s mayor

LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (22) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech in Baton Rouge, La Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (22) celebrates scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech in Baton Rouge, La Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman) AP

This week, the Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears podcast is all about gratitude for some actual sports-ish stuff to talk about and a conversation with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. Listen below.

We did the interview with the mayor for a recent column about why he gave the world his cell phone number, and obviously I hope you read that, but we ended up talking a little about the Kansas City stay-at-home order and what he expects, too. I thought his answers were interesting — and enlightening.

We also catch up about last night’s NFL Draft picks — including the Chiefs’ surprising choice in the first round of LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

As always, thanks for listening.

This story was originally published April 24, 2020 at 12:39 PM.

Sam Mellinger
The Kansas City Star
Sam Mellinger was a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star. He held various roles from 2000-2022. He has won numerous national and regional awards for coverage of the Chiefs, Royals, colleges, and other sports both national and local.
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