The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching. It’ll get here on Nov. 4, so there’s only a couple weeks left for teams to improve through the trade market.
The Kansas City Chiefs are a team that has popped up again and again as one that will be active in wheeling and dealing.
In The Athletic’s latest breakdown, in which their writers suggest a handful of trades they want to see happen, they come up with two different Chiefs deals.
One acquires Alvin Kamara from the New Orleans Saints for two draft picks (fourth and sixth).
The other lands Kyle Pitts from the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick.
Kamara would solve the Chiefs’ backfield woes and is a classic Andy Reid dual-threat RB.
“Yes, the 30-year-old Kamara has said he wants to be a Saint for life,” Mike Jones writes. “But the chance to contend for a Super Bowl would give him pause. He boasts the type of versatility that would fit perfectly in an Andy Reid offense. He’d deliver a spark in the run game and some sizzle in the passing attack because of his ability to catch passes out of the backfield or split out wide.”
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Pitts has always been a tantalizing tight end talent but hasn’t delivered on his promise since an incredible rookie season.
“The Falcons have previously been open to trading Pitts, who will be a free agent after this season,” Jeff Howe writes. “Though they might not be considered sellers at the deadline, it’d be prudent to flip Pitts for an asset. The Chiefs, meanwhile, aren’t afraid to add marquee names to their offense at any point in the season, and Pitts could be a terrific fit. He’s a move tight end like Travis Kelce, who appears to be closing in on the end of his career, so the Chiefs could prepare Pitts to be his successor. They’d still need to extend Pitts after the season, assuming the sides like the fit, but the draft compensation won’t bind them to the idea if it’s a flop.”
The rest of the NFL probably doesn’t love these ideas, though.
The Chiefs are already the Chiefs. The Chiefs with Kamara and Pitts? That’s even scarier.
And that’s exactly why Kansas City should try to get these deals done.
