The Kansas City Chiefs acquired veteran defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi through a trade Sunday with the New York Jets , sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
The deal also includes a 2027 draft-pick swap, with the Chiefs receiving a conditional seventh-round pick in exchange for a conditional sixth-round selection.
Entering Sunday, the Chiefs desperately needed a veteran interior lineman for early downs. The Chiefs also couldn't risk the possibility of the Jets trading Nnadi to another team before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET cutdown day deadline, when teams must trim their rosters to 53 players. Before signing with the Jets as a free agent this offseason, Nnadi had spent his entire seven-year career with the Chiefs.
Nnadi was made available when it became clear over the past few days that he