{"id":790276,"date":"2026-03-04T01:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790276\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:04:12","slug":"rams-gm-revealed-as-potential-trade-partner-for-chiefs-trent-mcduffie-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790276\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams GM revealed as potential trade partner for Chiefs\u2019 Trent McDuffie"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday morning, Los Angeles Rams<\/a> general manager Les Snead spoke with reporters via video conference to talk about the team\u2019s offseason strategy ahead of free agency and the draft over the next two months.<\/p>\n

One particular takeaway from the press conference \u2014 posted on X by Nate Atkins<\/a>, senior Rams writer for The Athletic \u2014 grabbed the attention of Chiefs Kingdom, and it\u2019s easy to see why.<\/p>\n

After setting the table by describing Snead as sounding \u201caggressive to maximize Matthew Stafford\u2019s window,\u201d Atkins pointed out three notes:<\/p>\n

If it hasn\u2019t become clear why Kansas City should take note of Snead\u2019s message, here\u2019s a hint: Chiefs\u2019 cornerback Trent McDuffie \u2014 who is currently seeking an extension before the final year of his rookie deal \u2014 has been named to the All-Pro team twice in four seasons. In 2023, he was named first-team All-Pro slot cornerback.<\/p>\n

McDuffie has proven himself as a difference-making player, worthy of the long-term deal he is likely seeking with Kansas City. That said, general manager Brett Veach has to monitor the trade market in a case like this, knowing he is not the only front office that would feel confident offering the 25-year old cornerback a worthwhile payday with long-term security.<\/p>\n

Lake has been a renowned defensive backs coach over his career, particularly with the Washington Huskies, where he recruited and developed a slew of NFL Draft prospects who have gone on to carve out strong career at the next level. One of those Huskies was McDuffie himself. In fact, Lake served as McDuffie\u2019s primary recruiter, and their relationship was a key reason why McDuffie committed to Washington in the first place.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the Rams\u2019 secondary might have been the difference between a win and a loss in the postseason. The Seattle Seahawks<\/a> had success through the air in the NFC Championship, and Los Angeles may see McDuffie as an instant boost towards preventing that from happening next season.<\/p>\n

It would be interesting to know what the compensation package could look like from Los Angeles, but it\u2019s reasonable to discuss either pick No. 13 or No. 29 as the centerpiece in a deal for McDuffie, one of the best young cornerbacks in the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Tuesday morning, Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead spoke with reporters via video conference to talk…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,46375,1193,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-790276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-rumors","10":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-roster","11":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116168219977384656","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790276","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=790276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}