When the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, eight members of their acclaimed 2022 draft class are expected to be active. After their first two seasons, the group has never known a playoff defeat, each ending with Kansas City hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.
Five of those players belong to the defensive backs room: cornerbacks Trent McDuffie, Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson, and Nazeeh Johnson, plus safety Bryan Cook. On Thursday, veteran safety Justin Reid pondered if his younger teammates in the secondary appreciate what they have already accomplished — or the culture they have helped create for the young talent they will welcome to Kansas City over their careers.