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The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly working on another blockbuster trade, despite already acquiring Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and edge rusher Josh Uche in separate deals.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are football’s last undefeated team with a 7-0 record heading into their Monday night showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.

GM Brett Veach acquired Hopkins and Uche in a matter of days. Now, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the defending Super Bowl champions may be working on trading for a cornerback:

“The Super Bowl champion Chiefs have been aggressive on the trade market, and they might not be done. Kansas City addressed two needs with trades for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and pass rusher Joshua Uche in back-to-back weeks.

But cornerback remains a need after Jaylen Watson went down for the season, and the belief is that Kansas City is at least monitoring that market close to the deadline. The Chiefs are not pressed to make a move but will be open to it, and their 2025 draft haul is still in good shape after acquiring a third-round pick in the L’Jarius Sneed trade. The Chiefs also love retreads, players who know their culture, so it’s noteworthy that former Chiefs Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson are still out there on the free agency market.”

The Chiefs lost standout corner Jaylen Watson for the year with a broken tibia and fibula, leaving them shorthanded in the secondary. The 26-year-old emerged as a key starter following the offseason L’Jarius Sneed trade to the Tennessee Titans, recording six pass breakups in as many games before his injury.

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The Kansas City Chiefs landed Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick, and Uche from the Patriots for a 2026 sixth-round selection. GM Brett Veach is no strange to in-season trades ahead of the deadline, as evidenced by the moves for wide receivers Kadarius Toney (2022) and Mecole Hardman (2023) that helped them to consecutive championships.

Kansas City will always be in win-now mode with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid leading the way. And given Veach’s successful history of finding hidden gems in the later rounds of the draft, there’s every incentive to be aggressive for CB help again with a three-peat in sight.

Kansas City Chiefs Remain The Team To Beat

The Chiefs haven’t been dominating opponents on the scoreboard this season, but no team is more resilient and battle-tested than Reid’s group. They just know how to gut out wins in any fashion, good or ugly.

Kansas City remains the team to beat with the midway point of the season looming. And at 7-0, it already looks like the path to Super Bowl 59 will run through Arrowhead Stadium.

AFC Contender Shocks The NFL By Landing Rams Superstar WR Cooper Kupp In Blockbuster Trade Proposal That Would Make Them The Chiefs’ Biggest Threat To A Three-Peat

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A blockbuster trade proposal has an AFC contender landing Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Cooper Kupp in a move that would make them the Kansas City Chiefs’ biggest threat to a potential three-peat.

Cooper Kupp has been widely mentioned in trade rumors this month, but it will take a significant haul for the Rams to give him up. After missing four games with an ankle injury, he returned last Thursday against the Minnesota Vikings and helped LA to a 30-20 victory that put them right back in the playoff race.

At 3-4, the Rams are just half a game out of first in the NFC West. The Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals are in a three-way tie for first place at 4-4, but a healthy Rams team could certainly make a run at the crown.

But what if the Rams got an offer they couldn’t refuse for Cooper Kupp? He’s 31 years of age and has missed time the last three seasons with injuries, so one can argue that GM Les Snead is better of trading Kupp while his value is high.

Logan Ulrich of NFLTradeRumors.co proposed a blockbuster trade idea that has the Rams sending Kupp to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and wide receiver Calvin Austin:

“Adding more firepower on offense seems to be a clear goal for the Steelers in pursuit of Tomlin’s greater goals.

Kupp would be an interesting fit in Steelers OC Arthur Smith’s scheme. He’s at his best over the middle of the field and Smith’s offense this year has put a heavy emphasis on the sidelines, as both Fields and Wilson aren’t as adept attacking the middle of the field for differing reasons. But Kupp is an excellent blocker and has reliable hands, so there are ways he’d be able to fit in and contribute.”

The Steelers are 2-0 with Russell Wilson as their starting quarterback. They have football’s second-best scoring defense (allowing just 14.9 points per game), a star wideout in George Pickens and two stud running backs in Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris..

Pittsburgh is still looking to fill the No. 2 WR void after trading Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in the offseason. Adding another star wideout like Kupp could be the final piece to help Pittsburgh reach their first Super Bowl in 14 years.

Cooper Kupp Would Make Steelers The Chiefs’ Biggest AFC Threat

The Steelers have the pieces on defense (TJ Watt, Alex Highsmith, Joey Porter Jr. and Minkah Fitzpatrick, et al) to limit the Kansas City offense. But would Pickens, Harris and Warren be enough to help Wilson beat Patrick Mahomes in a playoff game?

The advantage goes to Kansas City for now, but an all-world game-changer like Cooper Kupp would close the gap between the two AFC powerhouses.