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This page lists all the 2024 Trades for the Kansas City Chiefs. I’ve listed all of the NFL Free Agent Signing Grades here, which included the trades. Because I’ve begun posting polls for the trades, I thought it would make sense to list just the NFL trades here, so archiving the voting would be easier.
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- Total Trades: 5
- Average Grade: B (86.6)
October 2024 – Trades and Signings
Chiefs acquire DE/OLB Josh Uche from Patriots for 2026 6th-round pick
The future seemed extremely bright for Josh Uche when he recorded 11.5 sacks in 2022. He did so playing about a third of the team’s snaps, but he never developed beyond that, serving as just a situational edge rusher.
Despite this, I like the move for the Chiefs. Uche is still young (26), and it never hurts to add a player who can get to the quarterback when there are impending playoff battles against Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and C.J. Stroud. The Chiefs aren’t giving up much, so they’re the clear winners of this trade, whereas New England appears to be selling low.
Grade for Chiefs – A
Grade for Patriots – C
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Chiefs acquire WR DeAndre Hopkins from Titans for conditional 4th-round pick
The Chiefs are 6-0, but they needed to make a move to improve their roster. Their defense is stellar, ranking second in adjusted EPA, but their offense has had issues scoring. Patrick Mahomes has no touchdowns in the past two games, and only one touchdown in the previous three.
With Rashee Rice, Marquise Brown, and now even JuJu Smith-Schuster injured, it made sense for Kansas City to trade for DeAndre Hopkins. While Hopkins is 32, he has shown that he can still be productive. He caught six passes for 73 yards and a touchdown in Week 3, and he made four catches for 54 yards versus the Colts in Week 6 despite being paired with the atrocious Will Levis. Hopkins will be able to be productive for Mahomes, serving as a temporary No. 2 complement for Travis Kelce that the Chiefs desperately needed.
A fourth-round pick to give the Chiefs a better chance to win their third-consecutive Super Bowl is definitely worth it. As for the Titans, Hopkins didn’t want to play for them any longer, so getting a fourth-round selection for him is actually a decent haul.
Update: The Titans will get a fourth-round pick only if the Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl, and Hopkins plays 60 percent of snaps. Otherwise, it’ll be a fifth-rounder. I’m upgrading this to an A+ for the Chiefs.
Grade for Chiefs – A+
Grade for Titans – B+
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August 2024 – Trades and Signings
Chiefs acquire TE Peyton Hendershot from Cowboys for conditional 2026 7th-round pick
Travis Kelce looked decrepit at times last year, but came alive in the playoffs. Still, there has to be concern about his near-term future, given that he’s 34 and potentially distracted by Taylor Swift. The Chiefs need to find a successor for him. Peyton Hendershot probably won’t be the answer, but at least Kansas City is taking a chance on a young player for a cheap price.
As for the Cowboys, they have a crowded tight end room, so they planned on waiving Hendershot. It’s nice that they’re getting at least something for him, even if it’s a conditional seventh-round pick.
Grade for Chiefs – B
Grade for Cowboys – B
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Chiefs acquire DE Cameron Thomas from Cardinals for 7th-round pick
There are usually trades involving seventh-round picks that happen at this time in lieu of players being released. This is one such deal, as the Chiefs wanted to land Cameron Thomas before he signed elsewhere.
Thomas played about a third of the snaps for Arizona last year, but wasn’t effective. He failed to register a single sack and was sub par versus the run. However, Thomas was a third-round pick a couple of years ago, so it could be argued that he still has some potential. I like the Chiefs taking a flier on Thomas for the lowest price possible, and I don’t think it was smart for the Cardinals to just give up on Thomas.
Grade for Chiefs – B
Grade for Cardinals – C
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April 2024 – Trades and Signings
Titans acquire CB L'Jarius Sneed from Chiefs for 2025 third-round pick and seventh-round pick swap
No one should be surprised that L’Jarius Sneed was traded despite the fact that he was a shutdown cornerback for the Chiefs last year. With Patrick Mahomes commanding a colossal contract and Chris Jones being re-signed, there simply wasn’t enough room for Sneed. As a result, he was shipped off to Tennessee for a third-round pick.
I’d normally love this compensation for the Titans because they’re getting such an incredible player for just a third-round pick. However, I’m not sure I like the fit. In fact, when I saw this trade for the first time, I said aloud, “What are the Titans going to do with Sneed?” Sneed is 27. By the time the Titans are ready to compete for a playoff spot again in an improving AFC South, Sneed will be 29 at the very least, and he could be on the edge of regression. Tennessee is a team that should be acquiring draft capital; not surrendering it for talented veterans.
As for the Chiefs, it feels like they should have gotten a bit more for Sneed. I understand that they didn’t have much leverage, but a shutdown cornerback in his prime like Sneed should have fetched more than a third-round pick. Still, Kansas City won’t be in rough shape or anything because it has so much cornerback talent on the roster.
Grade for Titans – B-
Grade for Chiefs – C+
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