KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Chiefs have a number of positions to fill with offseason departures, including a second-string quarterback. That has now been filled, according to multiple reports.
The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired quarterback Justin Fields in a trade with the New York Jets, according to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport.
The Chiefs are sending a 2027 sixth-round pick to New York in the trade, Rapoport stated.
Fields is due $10 million this year, and the Jets are reportedly paying a large portion of his salary, according to Rapoport.
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He was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 11th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Ohio State star led the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoff the year prior.
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Fields started the majority of three seasons with the Bears before being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A backup to Russell Wilson most of his one season in Pittsburgh, Fields signed a two-year free agent deal with the Jets ahead of the 2025 season.
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He started nine games for New York before being placed on injured reserve and missing the rest of the season.
The quarterbacks on the Chiefs roster include Patrick Mahomes and Chris Oladokun, who started Kansas City’s final two games after Mahomes and then-backup Gardner Minshew suffered season-ending injuries.
Minshew signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.
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