Chiefs Land WR Weapon for Patrick Mahomes Before Trade Deadline

The Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring wide receiver Josh Downs from the Indianapolis Colts before the trade deadline. In exchange, the Chiefs are sending draft picks to Indianapolis, including a fourth and fifth-round pick and a seventh-round selection. Downs, who requested a trade from the Colts, will join a Chiefs receiving corps that already features Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Cyrus Allen, and Jalen Royals.

Downs, a third-round draft pick for the Colts in 2023, has 231 receptions for 2,494 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career with the Colts. He recently joined the Chiefs at the start of the season, but Rashee Rice currently leads the team in receptions with 25 catches for 292 yards and two touchdowns in six games. Worthy, the second leading wide receiver for the Chiefs, has suffered a left hamstring injury recently.

The addition of Downs provides quarterback Patrick Mahomes with an extra wide receiver option as the Chiefs aim to achieve a deep playoff run this season. The Chiefs are currently 6-2 in the season after their Week 9 victory over the New York Jets. They are set to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in Week 10.