# Chiefs get Colts receiver Josh Downs before NFL trade deadline — and he couldn’t be happier

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chiefs-get-colts-receiver-josh-downs-before-nfl-trade-deadline-and-he-couldnt-be-happier/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:07:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T22:21:45+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/chiefs-get-colts-receiver-josh-downs-before-nfl-trade-deadline/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Josh Downs is joining the Chiefs from the Colts.
- Kansas City sends two picks and receives a seventh-rounder.
- Indianapolis is selling players after a 2-7 start.

## Summary

The Colts traded wide receiver Josh Downs to the Kansas City Chiefs before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, adding a receiver to a Chiefs squad dealing with several injuries. The deal also continues Indianapolis’s sell-off as the team looks towards the future after a 2-7 start.

Kansas City is sending Indianapolis a fourth- and fifth-round pick and receiving Downs and a seventh-round pick. The 25-year-old has 33 catches for 354 yards and one touchdown this season; in 2024, he recorded career highs of 72 catches, 803 yards and five touchdowns. Downs had reportedly asked to leave Indianapolis last month and expressed gratitude for his time there after the trade. The Colts are keeping running back Jonathan Taylor despite trade speculation.

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