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Patrick Mahomes appears to person a caller backup.
The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a woody to get backmost Justin Fields from nan New York Jets for a 2027 sixth-round pick, according to aggregate reports. The Jets will besides prime up $7 cardinal of his guaranteed $10 cardinal net for nan 2026 season.
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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a walk during nan 2nd half against nan Los Angeles Chargers astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
The teams person yet to officially denote nan trade.
Kansas City was holding its ain for nan astir portion past play and were aiming to make nan playoffs arsenic a chaotic paper squad earlier Mahomes suffered a season-ending knee injury.
The Chiefs uncharacteristically mislaid 8 of their past 9 games and turned to backup quarterbacks Gardner Minshew II and Chris Oladokun arsenic nan squad dealt pinch injuries astatine that position.
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New York Jets backmost Justin Fields warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against nan New Orleans Saints connected Dec. 21, 2025, successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Ella Hall, File)
Fields, nan No. 11 wide prime of nan 2021 NFL Draft by nan Chicago Bears, will find himself connected his 4th squad successful 4 years. He played his first 3 seasons pinch nan Bears earlier he was traded to nan Pittsburgh Steelers successful March 2024. He signed pinch nan New York Jets successful nan offseason past year.
The erstwhile Ohio State standout has 9,039 passing yards and 52 touchdown passes successful 59 games played. He started 9 games for nan Jets successful 2025 and had 1,259 passing yards and 7 touchdown passes. He was 2-7 successful those games.
Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes grabs his knee aft being injured during nan 2nd half of an NFL shot crippled against nan Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 successful Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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The Chiefs will person a viable backmost to play successful lawsuit Mahomes whitethorn not beryllium fresh for Week 1.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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