Chiefs Trade Came Down To Wire, But Others Were Discussed
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The Kansas City Chiefs' biggest priority at Tuesday's NFL trade deadline was finding another wide receiver option.
In the end, the Chiefs did that by acquiring Josh Downs in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts.
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The deal was Downs and a seventh-round pick going to Kansas City in exchange for a fourth-round pick and a fifth-round pick going to Indianapolis.
Downs requested a trade at the end of October, and he was pegged as an ideal fit for Kansas City. He immediately became the Chiefs' leading WR, showing how badly Brett Veach and company needed to move for a pass-catcher.
In his latest intel piece, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler said that the Chiefs were dangling a fourth-round pick for some time, but the Colts held out hope that they could get more, and they did so right before the deadline on Tuesday.
Fowler said the "belief" was that Indianapolis wanted a third-round pick. In the end, they made the move around 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, just a half hour before the deadline, and the Colts got two picks for Downs and a seventh.
Fowler added that Downs would've gone to the Pittsburgh Steelers if the Chiefs hadn't struck a deal.
And, it turns out that the Chiefs did call the Jacksonville Jaguars about young WR Brian Thomas Jr.
In the end, the Jaguars decided to keep Thomas, even with his decreasing role, but the Jaguars are making a Super Bowl push after an aggressive deadline themselves.
Chiefs explored another tradeFowler added another key nugget: The Chiefs explored a cornerback trade.
That was another area Kansas City could've addressed. Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was placed on Injured Reserve at the start of the month, and rookie Mansoor Delane has also been battling an injury and has missed time.
Fowler didn't reveal which players the Chiefs had explored in the cornerback market, but it definitely seems their main focus was finding another wide receiver.
In the end, they did just that with Downs coming, and it cost them two Day 3 picks, with one of them being a pick swap due to a seventh-round choice coming their way, so it wasn't an overpay by any means.
Downs should instantly see plenty of targets in the Chiefs offense, and it will be interesting to see how well he does in his first team other than the Colts during his young NFL career.