{"id":742375,"date":"2026-02-10T12:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/742375\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:12:18","slug":"should-brett-veach-extend-trent-mcduffie-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/742375\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Brett Veach extend Trent McDuffie in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 9, 2026, 8:43 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Trent McDuffie has developed into a star cornerback under the direction of Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With his rookie contract set to expire after the 2026 season, should Chiefs general manager Brett Veach consider extending McDuffie&#8217;s deal in the coming months?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here&#8217;s a look at McDuffie&#8217;s current contract:<\/p>\n<p>Trent McDuffie 2026 salary<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/87762244007-usatsi-27258115.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sep 28, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie (22) takes the field prior to a game against the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Chiefs have already exercised McDuffie&#8217;s fifth-year option for 2026. Next season, the star defensive back will earn a base salary of $13,632,000 with no signing proration, roster bonus, or workout bonus.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:6|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In total, his 2026 earnings are set to amount to $13,632,000, which will take up 4.6% of Kansas City&#8217;s cap space.<\/p>\n<p>How much money could K.C. save in 2026 by extending Trent McDuffie?<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:433px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/87913212007-usatsi-26828060.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aug 9, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie (22) against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/player\/jawaan-taylor\/7826\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OverTheCap.com<\/a> projects that the Chiefs could save $9,933,600 in cap space by extending McDuffie&#8217;s contract during the 2026 offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Should Brett Veach extend Trent McDuffie&#8217;s contract?<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/87486200007-usatsi-22160142.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dec 17, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie (22) warms up before a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Given that the Chiefs could save nearly $10,000,000 by extending McDuffie&#8217;s contract \u2014 and that the veteran cornerback is among Kansas City&#8217;s most valuable defenders \u2014 it seems likely that general manager Brett Veach will consider giving the former Washington Husky a new deal this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 9, 2026, 8:43 p.m. CT Trent McDuffie has developed into a star cornerback under the direction of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[95878,346,7,118,110,2438,2437,6,96828,96829,95882,103437,95896,95888,95895,95899,96008,95883,106869,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-742375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-chiefs","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-kansas-city","12":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","13":"tag-kansascity","14":"tag-kansascitychiefs","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sstssportsnflchiefs","17":"tag-sstsnchiefs","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagjawaan-taylor","20":"tag-tagnational-sports","21":"tag-tagnfl","22":"tag-tagnfl-hub","23":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","24":"tag-tagsmg-listicle","25":"tag-tagsports-news","26":"tag-tagtrent-mcduffie","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116046276000029769","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}