Chiefs acquire Josh Downs in trade with Colts
Kansas City will give up fourth- and fifth-round draft picks in exchange for the receiver and a seventh-round selection.
Kansas City has agreed to acquire wide receiver Josh Downs from Indianapolis, with Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter reporting that the Chiefs will send the Colts fourth- and fifth-round draft choices. A seventh-round pick will also go to Kansas City in the deal.
Downs, 25, joins a Chiefs team with a 6-2 record. Across Indianapolis' first nine games this season, he caught 33 passes for 354 yards and one touchdown. His contract is expiring, and whether Kansas City intends to retain him beyond this season remains unclear.
The agreement followed Jacksonville's decision to keep Brian Thomas Jr. through the trade deadline. Both receivers had been linked to Kansas City. Downs reportedly sought a trade before the end of October.
Indianapolis collected future picks in deals involving several players after owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon dismissed general manager Chris Ballard in October. The Colts kept quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Jonathan Taylor. Kansas City is scheduled to visit the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 15.
