{"id":54687,"date":"2025-04-21T06:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T06:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=54687"},"modified":"2025-04-21T06:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T06:44:17","slug":"chiefs-preparing-to-discuss-extensions-with-trent-mcduffie-george-karlaftis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=54687","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Preparing To Discuss Extensions With Trent McDuffie, George Karlaftis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop\/chiefs\/jwfsa7jsjzak7mu94xf8\" alt=\"\u1ea2nh: Trent McDuffie v\u00e0 George Karlaftis \u0111\u1ebfn Kansas City\" \/><\/p>\n<p>April 20th, 2025 at 9:41am CST by Sam Robinson<\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>The <strong>Tyreek Hill<\/strong> trade gave the Chiefs two first-round picks in 2022. They used their own first-rounder on <strong>George Karlaftis<\/strong> and traded up for <strong>Trent McDuffie<\/strong> with the pick the Dolphins sent them (via the 49ers) for Hill. Both defenders are now extension-eligible.<\/p>\n<p>McDuffie and Karlaftis have been central cogs during the Chiefs\u2019 franchise apex, each starting in three Super Bowls. While franchise-tagged guard <strong>Trey Smith<\/strong> will be the team\u2019s top extension priority after the draft, GM <strong>Brett Veach<\/strong> indicated (via NFL.com\u2019s Kevin Patra) dialogue with the 2022 first-rounders is expected to occur as well.<\/p>\n<p>Veach\u2019s stance makes it fairly clear the Chiefs plan to exercise the fifth-year options in each defender\u2019s contract. That will buy the team time, as the options being exercised would keep the 2022 draftees signed through 2026. McDuffie\u2019s option has certainly never appeared in doubt, as the versatile cornerback has booked first- and second-team All-Pro nods over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>Though, the NFL still using Pro Bowls (original ballot only) as a key option determinant will reduce the cost of that 2026 number; McDuffie has yet to be selected for a Pro Bowl, keeping his option number at just $13.63MM. This exposes a bit of a flaw in the league\u2019s updated option format, but it will benefit the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>Karlaftis has started 44 games in three seasons, registering 24.5 sacks in that time and not missing any games due to injury. Operating as a <strong>Frank Clark<\/strong> sidekick as a rookie, the Purdue product took over as the team\u2019s top edge rusher after Clark\u2019s 2023 release. The Chiefs have retained auxiliary edge players in recent years, re-signing <strong>Michael Danna<\/strong> in 2024 and <strong>Charles Omenihu<\/strong> last month, but Karlaftis remains their top outside rusher. The team has not seen 2023 first-round pick <strong>Felix Anudike-Uzomah<\/strong> contribute much, which should give Karlaftis more leverage once extension talks start.<\/p>\n<p>McDuffie\u2019s extension roadmap will be more interesting on multiple levels. The Chiefs\u2019 <strong>Andy Reid<\/strong>-years M.O. at this position has been to deploy low-cost talent at corner, in order to devote funds to other areas on the roster. This has led to <strong>Marcus Peters<\/strong>, <strong>Steven Nelson<\/strong>, <strong>Kendall Fuller<\/strong>, <strong>Charvarius Ward<\/strong> and <strong>L\u2019Jarius Sneed<\/strong> finding their second contracts elsewhere (via trade or free agency). The team deviated from that blueprint a bit this offseason, however, signing <strong>Kristian Fulton<\/strong> to a two-year, $20MM deal. Fulton will be expected to start opposite McDuffie, as the Chiefs did not see <strong>Jaylen Watson<\/strong> establish consistency during an injury-marred year replacing Sneed.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City has also used McDuffie in the slot regularly, though the team cut back on that considerably in 2024. McDuffie, 24, saw his slot snaps drop from 448 in 2023 to 138 last season. Staying on the perimeter stands to help McDuffie, extension-wise. Our latest Trade Rumors Front Office piece examined the disparity between the outside and slot corner markets, though McDuffie manning both spots effectively will up his market. The 49ers use <strong>Deommodore Lenoir<\/strong> both inside and on the boundary; his contract (five years, $89.8MM) reflects it, coming in well north of where the pure slot market has settled.<\/p>\n<p>Karlaftis, 24, will not command a top-market EDGE extension, but McDuffie will undoubtedly aim high at corner. Considering the Chiefs\u2019 spending pattern at the position, McDuffie\u2019s market will provide an interesting test. The low fifth-year option number gives Kansas City some leverage once talks begin, but the team completing an extension before the Jets pay <strong>Sauce Gardner<\/strong> would probably be a wise move, as the NFL could certainly have two $30MM-per-year corners (after <strong>Derek Stingley Jr.<\/strong>\u2018s deal) once the now-extension-eligible Gardner is paid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chiefs are preparing to discuss extensions with defenders Trent McDuffie and George Karlaftis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":54704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[888,15,1505],"class_list":["post-54687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-george-karlaftis","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-trent-mcduffie"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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