{"id":21284,"date":"2025-01-22T08:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T08:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21284"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T08:27:09","slug":"update-chiefs-make-historic-trent-mcduffie-announcement-before-bills-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21284","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE : Chiefs Make Historic Trent McDuffie Announcement Before Bills Game ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0are preparing for their upcoming AFC championship game matchup with the\u00a0Buffalo Bills, with the winner getting to advance to\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a059. Before the action gets underway, though, the Chiefs shared a historic announcement regarding their star cornerback Trent McDuffie.<\/p>\n<p>After being selected with the 21st overall pick of the 2022\u00a0NFL Draft, McDuffie has quickly turned himself into one of the top cornerbacks in the league. In just his second season in 2023, he was a first-team All-Pro, and he earned second-team All-Pro honors for his play in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>McDuffie has been at his best when the lights are the brightest, as evidenced by this latest revelation from Kansas City. Ahead of their huge contest against the Bills, the Chiefs announced that McDuffie now holds the franchise record for passes defended in the playoffs, with the talented defender having already broken up 13 passes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;McDuffie now holds the franchise record for the most passes defensed (13) in the playoffs,&#8221; the Chiefs said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=O_Cris3&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1881827865026851012&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fchiefs-historic-trent-mcduffie-announcement-bills-game&amp;sessionId=5695b64454dd35d936bbc9dc7f9dcbfc7397a9fe&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1881827865026851012\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite getting targeted frequently, McDuffie has held up in coverage on a consistent basis early on in his playoff career. That&#8217;s probably one of the reasons that Kansas City has yet to lose a postseason game since his arrival to the league, and they have shown no signs of slowing down early on in these playoffs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie\" width=\"7338\" height=\"4892\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjgyNzgxOTE1NDI0MjY1\/usatsi_24101221.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Against a high-flying Buffalo offense, though, McDuffie is going to have his hands full. 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