NFL insider reveals how the Chiefs will be active at the trade deadline
The Kansas City Chiefs have a clear wide receiver issue, still, even eight weeks deep into the season. They do, though, have an opportunity to improve that issue these next two days, as the NFL trade deadline is October 31, on Tuesday. Even after a loss that was as weird as it gets, the Chiefs […]
The Kansas City Chiefs have a clear wide receiver issue, still, even eight weeks deep into the season. They do, though, have an opportunity to improve that issue these next two days, as the NFL trade deadline is October 31, on Tuesday. Even after a loss that was as weird as it gets, the Chiefs need to make some moves.
The Chiefs will be active at the deadline because, well, they almost always are, and they will try to get better. However, there is a chance they could do something that we aren't really thinking of.
According to ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler, the Chiefs may be trying to trade a receiver instead of trading for one. Here is what Fowler tweeted on Monday afternoon.
The Chiefs and WR Richie James are exploring trade possibilities, per source. James – who's on IR but would be healthy for a new team – appears the odd man out after Mecole Hardman's trade. James had 50 catches for 569 yards and four touchdowns for the Giants in 2022.
The Chiefs need another wide receiver badly, but James is indeed the odd man out. He still has a lot of talent and can be useful as a slot guy for someone's depth or even a starting punt returner. James has a lot of skill, but his fit with the Chiefs is now seeing him as a guy on the outside, especially with the emergence of Rashee Rice and Mecole Hardman back on the team. Hardman had a rough game this last week, but the Chiefs see him as a guy who can do what James does and possibly more. Not to mention, he knows the playbook.
Hopefully, the Chiefs will also be active in trying to trade for a wide receiver. They have $3.2 million in available cap space. That means the Chiefs can acquire a player with a base salary of $5.76 million without restructuring any contracts. If they were to restructure someone's contract, Travis Kelce would be a guy to watch for.
The deadline is nearing, and things are starting to get a bit hectic already.
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