Defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi won't experience a regular season outside Kansas City just yet.
The Chiefs are acquiring Nnadi and a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick from the Jets in exchange for a conditional 2027 sixth-round selection, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Sunday.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler first reported the news.
The trade returns Nnadi to the Chiefs, who selected him in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Nnadi went on to start 87 of 115 games played for Kansas City and won three Super Bowls with the club. More of a run stuffer than pass-rush threat, the 29-year-old has five career sacks with 223 tackles and seven tackles for loss.
Though he started all 17 games in each of the Chiefs' past two Super Bowl-winning campaigns, he fell further back in the rotation last season, cracking the starting lineup just once.
He joined New York in free agency, but Gang Green has recently reshuffled the deck on the interior, trading for both Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs on Wednesday. That left Nnadi available only half a year into his Jets tenure, and the Chiefs pounced to reunite with a familiar face.
As he did last year, he'll slot into a depth role for a rotation that already includes Chris Jones, Mike Pennel, second-round rookie Omarr Norman-Lott and Jerry Tillery.
Back together after a short time away, Nnadi and Co. can now set their eyes on a fourth ring since he entered the league.