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Josh Downs Traded To Chiefs After Requesting Colts Exit
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NewsJosh Downs Traded To Chiefs After Requesting Colts ExitTTroy Smith · November 11, 2026Troy SmithSharefXin✉The Indianapolis Colts traded wide receiver Josh Downs to the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, minutes before the NFL trade deadline, two weeks after he reportedly asked to be dealt.Indianapolis sent Downs and a 2027 seventh-round pick to Kansas City for a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.Downs, 25, a third-round pick in 2023, has 33 catches for 354 yards and a touchdown in nine games this season, working as the Colts’ slot receiver while Alec Pierce missed most of the year with a heel injury.He is in the final year of his rookie contract, which carries a $4.2 million cap hit, and the move sends him from catching passes from Daniel Jones to catching passes from Patrick Mahomes.The Chiefs needed help at receiver after losing Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton to injuries early in the season. Downs’ trade request was reported October 28.
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