Patrick Mahomes has a new weapon as Kansas City Chiefs have acquired wide receiver Josh Downs from the Indianapolis Colts.
The Chiefs will also receive a seventh-round pick for the 2027 season, while the Colts will receive a fourth-round selection and fifth-round selection for 2027.
It was reported in late October that Downs has requested a trade and now his wish has come to fruition.
It means the Chiefs have filled their biggest position of need just two days after Xavier Worthy sustained a hamstring injury in their win over the Jets.
The Chiefs lost their top deep threat, Tyquan Thornton, to a potentially season-ending fractured ankle a few weeks ago. Fellow wide receiver Rashee Rice has been prone to injury, missing three games this season to a hamstring injury, while Worthy could miss several weeks after grabbing at his hamstring in the second half of a 35-12 rout of New York on Sunday.
Downs has 33 passes for 354 yards and a touchdown this season and offers a vital playmaking option at wide receiver for the Chiefs and Mahomes.
He is not the only Colts receiver who has been traded after Keenan Allen went to the San Francisco 49ers.
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Downs was himself a third-round pick back in 2023.
After the Colts’ loss to the Cowboys on Sunday, Downs said: “I said I’m open to whatever, and if they want me to stay here, I’m going to stay here.
“And if they don’t, if they want to trade me away, they’ll trade me away.”
