The NFL deadline is officially over, and the Kansas City Chiefs walked out of the room with an important new wide receiver in Josh Downs. The team has a lot to be happy about when it comes to this pickup, but they’re still not quite a perfect squad.
Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano of ESPN have released a feature offering up reactions to some of the trades that happened as the trade deadline hit. In the piece, they offer up some inside information on the Chiefs.
“The Chiefs’ search for a wide receiver came down to the wire,” Fowler said. “As of last week, the leaguewide sentiment was the Chiefs were willing to part with a fourth-round pick for Josh Downs. But Indianapolis held out for more, even waiting until around 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday to finally consummate the deal.”
He adds, “The belief is that Indy wanted a third-round pick. It eventually got fourth- and fifth-rounders in exchange for Downs and a seventh-round selection.”
Kansas City Chiefs may still have a weakness at cornerback
While it’s great that the Chiefs got Downs, they missed out on improving another area of their lineup. Fowler reports that the team wanted to improve their cornerback situation but came out of the trade deadline empty-handed.
“The Chiefs also had interest in Jacksonville’s Brian Thomas Jr. but were told no by the Jaguars. And the Chiefs also looked at the cornerback market but ultimately didn’t do a deal there,” he notes.
So, if there’s a weakness still in this lineup, and that’s an if, it’s certainly at cornerback. But this team still has a lot to smile about having Downs in the fold.
