KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shortly after the end of the 2017 season, the Kansas City Chiefs traded starting cornerback Marcus Peters with one season left on his deal rather than giving him a big contract the following year.
They allowed another starting corner, Steven Nelson, to leave as a free agent the next year. In 2019, just weeks after winning Super Bowl LIV, the Chiefs lost another veteran corner, Kendall Fuller, in free agency.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs replenished at cornerback not with high-priced free agents or premium draft picks, but lower-money veterans such as Bashaud Breeland and Mike Hughes and lower-round draft picks such as Rashad Fenton and L'Jarius Sneed.