BREAKING: Chiefs make HUGE trade... This is AMAZING | Kansas City Chiefs News

Here's some breaking news. The Kansas City Chiefs have just made a huge trade as they have acquired the wide receiver that they have been pursuing for a long time. For weeks now, what felt like the worst kept secret in the NFL for the past couple of hours, they got their guy, they are acquiring Josh Downs, but what they had to give up was not what fans were expecting. We're going to break down exactly what they gave up to acquire Downs and what this means going forward for the team as they got Mahomes, their wide receiver for this deadline. But more moves are certainly to come for this team in free agency and all of that. But before we get into it, a very quick reminder to hit that subscribe button. So let's dive right into it. Tom Pelissero just reported that minutes before the deadline around 15 minutes at the time of recording, the Chiefs are acquiring Josh Downs and a seventh round pick in 2027 from the Colts for a 2027 fourth and 2027 fifth. So, the good news is, they did not have to give up a third. Now, multiple reports had come out revealing that. The reason this took so long was that the Colts were holding out for a third-round pick. The Chiefs, they stood their ground. They had to throw in, unfortunately, an extra fifth-round pick, but you did get a seventh back. So, I actually think this is very good value for Josh Downs, especially when the Colts were demanding a third-round pick. And this kind of came down to the wire. I mean, the Chiefs clearly wanted Josh Downs. It started back on October 28th. Jeremy Fowler reported that Downs had asked the Colts for a trade. Then Ian Rapoport saying the Chiefs wanted to trade for, obviously... You know, Josh Downs, but then today, about an hour and a half ago, it seemed more clear than ever when Nate Taylor reported that Josh Downs actually wanted to play for the Kansas City Chiefs, which is actually a huge part of this. He wants to play for the Kansas City Chiefs. He wants to have Patrick Mahomes throwing to him, and the most important thing about this is that he gets to do that and potentially get a big payday. Let's not forget, back on Sunday, Adam Schefter reported that there were already offers for fourth-round picks, So the Chiefs held their ground, and they got a very, very good game. Very good player in Josh Downs, especially now that Brian Thomas Jr. is off the table and a lot of these other big names are off the table. The fact that they got it done with a little bit of time remaining until the deadline is very good news because there was for a while there a lot of fans thinking maybe Brett Veach is going to do what he did last year and get absolutely nobody. Let's dive into what Josh Downs actually fixes. So who exactly is Josh Downs? Now, the Colts took him in the third round in the 2023 draft, the 79th pick out of North Carolina, and he produced right away. 771 yards as a rookie, his best year in 2024, 72 catches for 803 yards, and five touchdowns. Now, across his career, that's 228 catches before, of course, this Sunday, and he's done it with a revolving door of quarterbacks over in Indy. His old coach, Jeff Saturday, put it best, the kid And this season, it has fallen apart a little bit in Indianapolis. They lost 27 to 23 in Dallas, five straight losses. And over the past few weeks, Josh Downs kind of personally has fallen off a cliff a little bit because A, he requested a trade back on October 28th, I believe it was. But B, he hasn't really had a reliable quarterback to throw him the ball. And I mean, he also didn't help himself out either in that game against the Cowboys. Downs dropped a third down pass with his own brother, Caleb Downs, chirping at him. him and Caleb Downs also ended up getting the interception to After the loss, Downs was asked about trade talks, he didn't fight it, and he is excited to come to the Chiefs because Indy wasn't just trading Downs, they traded Quenton Nelson, they traded DeForest Buckner, but one of the interesting points to note here is they're not trading, and they didn't trade Jonathan Taylor, they're holding firm on a lot of their guys, and it seems like their asking prices had increased dramatically since those Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner trades, so for them to be able to actually get Josh Downs at a price that wasn't insane without having to give up a third round pick was very important. Especially when you're in the midst of a spot now where the Chiefs didn't have a ton of leverage. Brian Thomas Jr. is staying, Garrett, you know, Wilson is staying, George Pickens is staying. All these guys that Brett Veach could have targeted aren't getting traded. And everyone in the world knows that Kansas City needs a wide receiver for Patrick Mahomes. And that's exactly what he got him. Now, what is Downs fixed? Before Sunday, the Chiefs receivers had 825 yards in seven games. Obviously, I mean... With injuries, especially to Xavier Worthy and Rasheed Rice, they haven't been doing very much at all, right? They haven't gotten production. But one of the big things here is that Patrick Mahomes now, he has a kind of a deep threat, but he also just has a receiver who can be fairly reliable. Josh Downs is going to be able to get some separation as well. Now, before Sunday, he was getting 20% of the Colts targets. We look at what the Chiefs are going to do now. He is going to see a dramatic increase in targets. He's probably immediately their W. One, and he's been on the field for... You know, 68 to 89% of the snaps every single week, depending on the week, he's in every down receiver and over his career, he's caught 66% of the balls thrown his way and he lives in the slot quick short throws over the middle, which you can obviously do. If you're Josh Downs, Downs can also create separation. And when we look at what this team needs right now, they need guys who can create separation and just more than anything. I mean, we can dive into the advanced analytics of what they actually need most, whether it's a superstar, the end of the day, this will create some pressure for himself, but also Take pressure off of Travis Kelce because defenses have been sitting on him over the middle all year. Now it opens it up a little bit for Rasheed Rice. It opens it up a little bit for obviously Travis Kelsey and Xavier Worthy, even though Downs has struggled a little bit. And I think now you put Josh Downs in this wide receiver group. Does it fix this team's wide receiver room? Absolutely not. I don't think it does. But what it does do, it creates... At least an opportunity for them to go out and improve more. I mean, there's rumblings about Tyreek Hill, there's rumblings about Brandon Aiyuk. At the end of the day here, they were able to get a guy who immediately makes this team better. And maybe there's a world where they think internally they can get more out of Josh Downs than the Colts did by having one of the best quarterbacks of all time and one of the best quarterbacks, if not the best quarterback in the league right now, in Patrick Mahomes, throwing to him. And if you're Josh Downs, you have an opportunity to get paid a lot of money. Speaking of getting paid, did the Chiefs pay too much? They gave up 20, 27, 4th and 5th, which means the Chiefs still have their first, second and third next year, plus an additional third from the Rams. Now, when you compare that to Brian Thomas Jr., Nate Taylor said he would have cost a second and Jacksonville wouldn't even move him. So you look at that. OK, that's fair. You look at what everything else cost this week. I mean, Jordan Davis got a first and a second from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jesse Bates, a second and a fifth. A third and a fifth for Quenton Nelson, obviously very different positions. And we can see Keenan Allen went for, I believe it was a sixth. I think the Chiefs did very, very good here. And the money obviously works pretty seamlessly. Downs carries a $4.19 million cap hit. The Chiefs had $3.68 million in cap space. And midseason, you only take what's left of the salary. Now, the one catch, if you want to call it that, is that Downs is in the last year of his rookie deal. In March, he's a free agent. And I think the Chiefs might extend him long term if he performs well, because who wouldn't want to play with Patrick Mahomes? And again, he's going to be, I mean, with Mahomes getting a big cap jump next year, it's going to be very, very interesting. But there was a reason they had to make this deal now, and it's because of what's to come. Mahomes obviously went 23 of 31 for 278 yards against the Jets. He hurt his right arm, but you cannot continue to throw out Rasheed Rice and Xavier Worthy every single game for a team in the Chiefs that are trying to win the division. And this is all assuming Patrick Mahomes is healthy. I mean, you have a quarterback who, even if he's dealing with an injury a little bit, you have to have guys available to actually... Throw to, and this all will begin Sunday against the Falcons, and I'm extremely, extremely excited. So comment down below where you guys land. At the end of the day, you're 6-2, you have a quarterback with a sore arm, you needed a wide receiver. Does Josh Downs fix this issue long-term like Brett Veach was trying to do? Because there were reports that he was trying to get a Garrett Wilson, trying to get... I mean, some of those big names, George Pickens, that didn't happen, but you got a guy who can create separation the best in the team out of basically anybody. You can get open for short throws. He can do pretty much anything. And there is a world where him as the WR1 can go out and actually be a guy who. Is your WR1 this year? I think it's a fairly decent move here. You keep your first, you keep your second, you keep your thirds, and you get a receiver that this team needed. And when you look at other moves that happen across the NFL, you have to be pretty happy with what you got and what you had to give up because this doesn't change their ability to go out in the off season and make a blockbuster trade. It doesn't change their ability to go out and maybe get a guy like, as crazy as it sounds, Brian Ayuk or Tyree Kill. You get an opportunity now to have Patrick Mahomes Throw to at least a competent wide receiver. And he doesn't have to beat their best corner. He doesn't have to be a guy who puts up 1,500 yards. Just be competent and that will be all it takes. But folks, comment down below. Are you excited about this deal? Do you think it was a steal? Do you think it was a perfect price to pay? I think it fell in exactly where most fans thought, right? It was the worst kept secret, like I mentioned there in the intro for a while because he wants to play in Kansas. Kansas needed a wide receiver. It made all the sense in the world. So comment down below what your thoughts are and we'll see you guys later today for another video.