Chiefs' Trent McDuffie just ended the debate on the Tyreek Hill trade
Kansas City Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie just ended the debate on the Tyreek Hill trade. The discourse surrounding this trade has forever been one-sided. It's always been about how much the Chiefs' offense misses Hill. After just one half of play in Week 9's game in Frankfurt, Germany, Trent McDuffie has flipped the debate on […]
Kansas City Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie just ended the debate on the Tyreek Hill trade.
The discourse surrounding this trade has forever been one-sided. It's always been about how much the Chiefs' offense misses Hill. After just one half of play in Week 9's game in Frankfurt, Germany, Trent McDuffie has flipped the debate on its head.
If you don't recall, the Chiefs traded picks no. 29, 94, and 121 to New England in order to trade up in the 2022 NFL draft to acquire CB Trent McDuffie. Picks No. 29 and 121 were both acquired from the Miami Dolphins in the Hill trade. They wouldn't have been able to make the move to acquire McDuffie without it.
Ahead of the half in Week 9, McDuffie made a game-changing play against Hill. Check it out:
After McDuffie forced the fumble, Mike Edwards recovered the ball and lateraled it to Bryan Cook who took a lateral for 59 yards for a touchdown. It was one of the most brilliant defensive plays from Kansas City that we've seen all season, and we've seen some really, really good plays from Steve Spagnuolo's group.
In their first meeting against Hill since the trade, McDuffie made a play against Hill to give the Chiefs a 21-point lead over the Dolphins. He blew the game wide open and helped shift one of the most frustrating narratives in football. Sure, the Chiefs miss having an all-pro wide receiver, but it is not impacting their ability to play good football and win big games.
Sure, the Chiefs have seen some growing pains in their wide receiver room in each of the past two years. They also won Super Bowl LVII last season without Hill. They've assembled a defense capable of shutting down one of the most potent offenses in football, largely in part because of the assets they acquired by trading Hill away. If that doesn't end the debate, nothing will.
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