First-round Chiefs draft pick Trent McDuffie officially activated from injured reserve
Kansas City has help on the way at the cornerback position.
The Chiefs on Tuesday activated rookie Trent McDuffie from injured reserve. One of two Chiefs first-round picks this spring, McDuffie suffered a hamstring injury in Week 1 and went on injured reserve Sept. 13.
After spending four weeks on injured reserve, he became eligible to return to the Chiefs’ active 53-player roster on Oct. 12. The Chiefs, however, elected to use the entire 21-day window allotted by the NFL in order to evaluate his recovery while he practiced.
In total, McDuffie missed six games.
The transaction comes at an ideal time because the Chiefs on Tuesday traded cornerback Rashad Fenton to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a 2023 conditional seventh-round pick.
McDuffie return rounds out Kansas City’s cornerback position group with L’Jarius Sneed, rookie Jaylen Watson, rookie Joshua Williams and Chris Lammons.
McDuffie and Sneed project as the starters in a the Chiefs’ 4-3 base defensive scheme, while Watson will join the trio in nickel packages.
The Chiefs return to practice Wednesday in advance of Sunday night’s game against the Tennessee Titans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
