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Jets set to trade QB Justin Fields to Chiefs, sources say
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The New York Jets are finalizing a trade that will send quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, pending a physical, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
The Chiefs are expected to send a 2027 sixth-round draft pick to the Jets in exchange for Fields, sources told Schefter.
Other teams were interested, sources told Schefter, but Fields' preference was to go to Kansas City.
In Kansas City, Fields will back up Patrick Mahomes, who is returning from a torn ACL. Gardner Minshew, Mahomes' backup last season, signed in free agency with the Arizona Cardinals.
Chiefs finalizing trade for Justin Fields
With Patrick Mahomes on the mend from a torn ACL suffered in December, there's a chance he may not be ready to return for the start of the regular season.
With that in mind, Kansas City has now made a move to solidify its backup quarterback position.
The Chiefs are finalizing a trade to acquire Justin Fields from the Jets, according to multiple reports.
Kansas City will send a 2027 sixth-round pick to New York to complete the deal.
Via Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Chiefs will pay $3 million of the $10 million Fields was guaranteed in 2026, with the Jets paying the rest to facilitate the trade.
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Chiefs' Justin Fields: Headed to Kansas City
The Jets are slated to trade Fields to the Chiefs in exchange for a sixth round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports
With Patrick Mahomes recovering from an ACL injury, Fields should have an opportunity to work as Kansas City's QB1 this offseason, provided he's past the knee issue he dealt with at the end of the 2025 season. Beyond that, it's possible that Fields could begin the 2026 campaign as the team's starter, a potential scenario that hinges on the pace of Mahomes' recovery.
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