Just before the NFL's trade deadline on November 1, the Kansas City Chiefs traded cornerback Rashad Fenton to the Atlanta Falcons, . was the first to report that the Chiefs were receiving a conditional 2023 seventh-round pick for Fenton, in addition to $1.4 million in created salary cap space
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Roosevelt Nix Jersey space up to $4.88 million.Scroll to ContinueThe move may also simply provide the Chiefs with more cap flexibility and the ability to roll that money over into their 2023 budget if they predominantly moved Fenton due to
Ben Roethlisberger Jersey their confidence in their crew of rookie cornerbacks who have been thrust into starting roles.At cornerback, the Chiefs announced the return of rookie Trent McDuffie off injured reserve shortly after the trade was reported, and fellow rookies Jaylen Watson (a seventh-round pick) and Joshua Williams (a fourth-round pick) have seen playing time in McDuffie's absence, with Watson previously earning the first shot at the starting lineup. Seventh-round rookie Nazeeh Johnson had also been added to the 53-man roster earlier in the year, adding another rookie defensive back to the group.Fenton's
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