Derrick Nnadi is back with the Chiefs.
The defensive tackle who had been with the Chiefs since 2018 signed with the New York Jets after last season. But the teams pulled off a trade Sunday, with Kansas City sending the Jets a 2027 conditional sixth-round pick for Nnadi and a conditional seventh-round pick.
Nnadi is reunited with a Chiefs team that was looking for reinforcements on the defensive interior.
In his seven seasons with the Chiefs, Nnadi started 87 of 115 regular-season games and 12 of 18 playoff games while playing for three Super Bowl championship teams. He’s a run-stuffer who plays primarily on early downs.
Nnadi had logged 66 snaps and made five tackles for the Jets in the preseason. The Jets acquired two defensive tackles in trades last week, however, pushing Nnadi to the roster bubble.
After losing Nnadi and Turk Wharton after last season, the Chiefs looked to bolster their interior defensive line by signing Jerry Tillery and drafting Omar Norman-Lott.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler first reported the news of Sunday’s trade.