Derrick Nnadi is heading back to the Kansas City Chiefs after a brief stay with the New York Jets.

The Chiefs agreed to re-acquire the defensive tackle Sunday from the Jets with each team also trading conditional sixth- and seventh-round picks in the 2027 draft, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t yet announced the trade. ESPN first reported the deal.

Nnadi signed a one-year contract worth $1.4 million with the Jets in March after he played his first seven NFL seasons in Kansas City.

He had a mostly quiet training camp for New York and was expected to be among the Jets’ cuts after they traded for defensive line help during the week by acquiring tackles Harrison Phillips from Minn

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