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Chiefs Acquire Colts Wide Receiver Josh Downs at Trade Deadline
By Alexander Cole
Alexander Cole
The Library Media’s NFL writer on the Sports Desk.
The Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring wide receiver Josh Downs from the Indianapolis Colts, according to reports from ESPN and Yahoo Sports on Tuesday.
Pro Football Talk also reported the agreement, adding to a busy deadline for Indianapolis, which is dealing away its second wide receiver on Tuesday.
Downs follows Keenan Allen, whose move to the San Francisco 49ers was also reported earlier in the day. The two transactions represent significant changes to Indianapolis’ receiving group as the NFL trade deadline approaches.
Yahoo Sports reported that Downs had requested a trade. The available reporting does not provide further details about the circumstances surrounding that request.
The financial and draft terms of the Kansas City agreement remain unreported in the sources available to this desk. In particular, the compensation being sent to Indianapolis has not been disclosed in the reporting provided.
Update: ESPN subsequently reported the compensation. The Chiefs sent 2027 fourth- and fifth-round picks to the Colts in exchange for Downs and a 2027 seventh-round pick. Downs posted on X: ‘I am beyond grateful and blessed for my time in Indy. Nothing but love For the Shoe.’
Season statistics and contract details for Downs were also not available in the source material reviewed for this report. No figures or terms are being assigned to the transaction beyond what has been reported.
The Chiefs’ acquisition adds another deadline development involving the Colts, who have now seen both Downs and Allen dealt on Tuesday.
Further details about the compensation and the terms of the transaction remain outstanding.
— Alexander Cole, Sports Desk
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