On Friday morning, the Kansas City Chiefs made the surprising decision to trade All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters to the Los Angeles Rams after just three years with the franchise. It is a move that provides the Rams with a significant upgrade in the secondary heading into next season, especially since they got him over the rival San Francisco 49ers.

The transaction was in the works for the last few weeks before the Chiefs finally decided to pull the trigger on a deal. According to the Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star News, Kansas City also received much interest in the 25-year-old from another NFC West team in the 49ers.

The fact that the 49ers were in the picture shouldn't be much of a surprise given that the team is expected to be one of the most active this offseason with their plethora of salary cap space.

Along with that, the team also possesses a glaring need to address their secondary that struggled against the pass, ranking 22nd last year and 24th with 27 touchdown passes allowed. Much of this was a result of inconsistent play at the cornerback position, which featured an inexperienced group 0f players.

Keep in mind, the Niners have already made it clear that they plan to address their issues at the position, as they have already held a visit with Vontae Davis and were reportedly interested in David Amerson before he inked a deal with the Chiefs. The fact that they were in on Peters shouldn't be a surprise.

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San Francisco has their eyes fixated on making a significant leap up the standings in 2018, and the addition of Peters would have helped them out tremendous defensively.

Through his first three years in the league, he has earned a reputation as one of the top cornerbacks in the league, collecting an NFL-best 19 interceptions over that span as well as a pair of Pro Bowl selections and a First-Team All-Pro nod.

Instead, San Francisco will have to look elsewhere in free agency to improve the position while having to deal with Peters twice this upcoming season, and possibly beyond.