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The Kansas City Chiefs have few pieces expected to be in trade considerations over the next weeks of the preseason.<\/p>\n
Trades at this time of year are difficult with roster spots already up for grabs and teams attempting to evaluate their depth. Still, a handful of failing young players or key veterans will be moved in the next weeks.<\/p>\n
With free agency down to the bottom of the barrel, contenders looking to put a finishing touch on the roster will need to turn to the trade market or roster cuts.<\/p>\n
If the Chiefs are going to make a move in the next weeks, one obvious name stands out.<\/p>\n
Felix Anudike-Uzomah was drafted in the first round two seasons ago as a potential pass-rushing answer.<\/p>\n
After two years, the defender has managed 3.0 career sacks and 2 forced fumbles. It is enough life to show promise, but not the contributor the defensive line could use.<\/p>\n
With this in mind, if the Chiefs get the opportunity to upgrade pass-rushing depth, the third-year player could be a potential trade option. It has been one of the rare misses from the Kansas City front office.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs Should Consider Trading Struggling Young Defender<\/strong><\/p>\n A large part of what has kept the Chiefs consistently on top is the ability to find bargain fits in the draft and free agency.<\/p>\n It is hard to be frustrated with Anudike-Uzomah’s lack of consistent production with all the hits Kansas City has had in recent seasons.<\/p>\n Still, it makes sense to consider giving the pass rusher a fresh start and looking to upgrade. The Chiefs are in the middle of one of the greatest dynasties in league history.<\/p>\n You cannot afford to sit content, not searching for every possible upgrade.<\/p>\n This means shopping the underwhelming defender who has done just enough to have a bit of trade value and leave hope that improvement is ahead.<\/p>\n Kansas City so often has relied on Chris Jones or George Karlaftis when the defensive line has needed a play the most.<\/p>\n This has worked and left no reason to question what the defense is capable of.<\/p>\n However, the argument remains simple that the young pass rusher isn’t living up to his draft spot. He is currently the fourth option off the edge and a clear weak spot that the team could easily improve.<\/p>\n Whether this is a demotion or trading him to a new landing spot, Kansas City must consider making a change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Kansas City Chiefs have few pieces expected to be in trade considerations over the next weeks of the preseason. Trades at this time of year are… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n