The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs acquired veteran defensive sort out Derrick Nnadi via a commerce Sunday with the New York Jets, sources advised ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
The deal additionally features a 2027 draft-pick swap, with the Chiefs receiving a conditional seventh-round choose in change for a conditional sixth-round choice.
Getting into Sunday, the Chiefs desperately wanted a veteran inside lineman for early downs. The Chiefs additionally could not danger the potential of the Jets buying and selling Nnadi to a different crew earlier than Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET cutdown day deadline, when groups should trim their rosters to 53 gamers. Earlier than signing with the Jets as a free agent this offseason, Nnadi had spent his complete seven-year profession with the Chiefs.
Nnadi was made obtainable when it turned clear over the previous few days that he was unlikely to make the Jets' roster. He performed 66 defensive snaps within the preseason and made 5 tackles. The additions of defensive tackles Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs, each acquired final week in trades, made Nnadi expendable.
Nnadi helped the Chiefs win three Tremendous Bowls and has been recognized for his sturdiness, taking part in 115 profession video games. Nnadi isn't anticipated to be the starter, however he'll be a rotational defender typically subsequent to Chris Jones, the Chiefs' finest go rusher.
Final week, the Chiefs traded receiver Skyy Moore, who was not anticipated to make the roster, to the San Francisco 49ers in change for swapping 2027 late-round picks. The 49ers acquired a seventh-round choose and the Chiefs received a sixth-round choose in change. That transfer helped in opening up a roster spot for Nnadi.
ESPN's Wealthy Cimini contributed to this report.
