Colts Trade Josh Downs to Chiefs

The Indianapolis Colts are trading wide receiver Josh Downs and a seventh-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, according to NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter.

The Colts, who have been the NFL’s biggest sellers at the deadline, have made another move to acquire draft picks. This trade comes after Indianapolis traded Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner in the past two weeks and also dealt wide receiver Keenan Allen earlier today.

Downs had recently requested a trade in late October and is in the final year of his rookie contract, prompting Indianapolis to move him before the deadline.

Downs, originally drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, has been one of the team’s top receivers this season after Alec Pierce suffered a heel injury early in the year. In nine games this season, Downs has recorded 33 catches for 354 yards and one receiving touchdown.

Downs will now go from one of the worst teams in the league this season to one of the best, joining a Chiefs roster that holds a 6-2 record and has MVP and two-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes throwing him the ball.

The Chiefs’ receiving corps, mainly led by Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy, adds another talented pass catcher in Downs who could help improve Kansas City’s offense heading into the playoffs.

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