Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie had a legitimate case to be named Most Valuable Player in his team's Super Bowl LVIII win over the San Francisco 49ers. McDuffie, the second-year man from Washington, broke up a big throw from Brock Purdy to Deebo Samuel in the end zone at the start of the second quarter, which resulted in a Jake Moody field goal on the next play. And with 2:00 left in regulation, Jose Reyes Jersey McDuffie's deflection of a Purdy pa s to Jauan Jennings forced the 49ers to kick yet another field goal.Trent McDuffie of the had 12 pa s breakups from the slot last season, and no defensive back had more slot snaps in 2023. This might have been the most important play any slot defender made last season. Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) Trent McDuffie was great all season as a slot defender, but he saved his best for the Super Bowl. Clampdown coverage, and a highly impactful blitz on third-and-5 with 2:00 left in Gary Carter Jersey regulation. Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) Now, with L'Jarius Sneed off the Tenne see Titans in a trade, the plan seems to be for McDuffie to play more outside cornerback in the 2024 season.Well see," defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said in May. "I dont think anybody is going to replace LJ (LJarius) Sneed. I thought LJ had a remarkable year in everything that he did. There are some shoes there to fill, whether we do it with one person or two people or shift guys around, well see. We have a long way to go to figure that out. Mookie Wilson Jersey We have guys that arent out there yet, NJ (Nazeeh Johnson), Jaylen (Watson) so thats one thing, we have to be concerned with.If McDuffie plays outside more than the 29% of his snaps he did in the 2023 season, that could be an adjustment. Overall last season, McDuffie allowed 57 catches on 97 targets for 637 yards, 267 yards after the catch, three touchdowns, no interceptions, 12 Keith Hernandez Jersey pa s breakups, and an opponent pa ser rating of 95.5.But as an outside cornerback, McDuffie allowed 12 receptions on 20 targets, and several big plays. As efficiently aggre sive as McDuffie was as an inside defender, that didn't always work when he was closer to the boundary.The may have plans to move Trent McDuffie to more of an outside role. Makes me wonder, because McDuffie was the NFL's best slot defender in 2023, and McDuffie has some i sues when defending closer to the boundary. Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) Jacob DeGrom Jersey McDuffie is a great player, but could the Chiefs be risking a debit to their defense by putting him in the wrong place too often? We can but wait and see.