Whether it’s how the offense uses wide receiver Skyy Moore and running back Isiah Pacheco — or evaluating how the team’s many first-year defenders are playing — rookies have been the subject many storylines about the Kansas City Chiefs this season.
The only rookie who hasn’t been at the center of these discussions is the highest-profile player of the bunch. Cornerback Trent McDuffie was the 21st overall selection in last spring’s NFL Draft — and was immediately named a starter at Kansas City’s training camp.
But the hype surrounding him was abruptly interrupted when he left the Week 1 game against the Arizona Cardinals with a hamstring injury.