THE Kansas City Chiefs are set to make a major move ahead of the NFL trade deadline.
With the Kansas City Chiefs suffering multiple key injuries this season, the team is expected to make a major trade.
Andy Reid is trading for a new young wide receiver[/caption]
Reid is searching for a new weapon for Patrick Mahomes[/caption]
According to Kansas City Sports Network’s Nate Taylor, head coach Andy Reid is going to make a move for a wide receiver.
“The Chiefs are trading for a receiver,” Taylor said.
“It’s going to be someone under 30.”
The wide receiver trade market has already been extremely active this season, with two major names already on the move.
Devante Adams was just traded from the Las Vegas Raiders to the New York Jets, and it only cost a third-round pick that can possibly become a second-rounder.
Amari Cooper was also just traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Buffalo Bills, and that trade only cost a third-round pick.
If the Chiefs are looking to trade for a receiver, it might not cost them that much.
Taylor reported that the receiver will be under 30 years old, so here are some options that could be available for Reid and the Chiefs.
TEE HIGGINS – CINCINATTI BENGALS
Tee Higgins is a young receiver who could be available for trade[/caption]
Tee Higgins is a young, star wide receiver on the Cincinnati Bengals, but the Chiefs might be in a perfect position to trade for him.
Higgins is 25 years old and in the final year of his rookie contract, and the Bengals were already looking at trading him this offseason.
The young receiver has 259 yards and two touchdowns in four games played this season, and has multiple 1,000-yard receiving years.
Higgins could be a great option for the Chiefs to trade for and then extend for the future as a partner alongside Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy.
It would likely take at least a second-round pick to acquire Higgins from the Bengals.
ALLEN LAZARD – NEW YORK JETS
Allen Lazard could be traded after the Jets acquired Davante Adams[/caption]
Allen Lazard is having a spectacular season for the Jets as one of Aaron Rodgers‘ top receiving options, but with the arrival of Adams he could be pushed aside.
Lazard is sneakily one of the NFL‘s leaders in yards and touchdowns, hauling in 354 yards and five touchdowns in six games this season.
He will be dropped from the No. 2 to the No. 3 receiving option for the Jets starting next week, so it is possible the team is willing to move on from him for the right price.
A late-round pick from rounds five to six could probably land the 29-year-old for the Chiefs.
DIONTAE JOHNSON – CAROLINA PANTHERS
Diontae Johnson has revived his career with the Carolina Panthers[/caption]
Diontae Johnson is one of the more under-the-radar players this NFL season.
After his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers crashed and burned, he was traded to the Carolina Panthers where he is thriving this season.
He already has 340 yards and three touchdowns this season, and has one 1,000-yard season under his belt in his career.
At 28 years old, he is still under the threshold for the Chiefs and could be a great option for Patrick Mahomes.
A fourth or fifth-round pick would likely be enough to secure Johnson from the Panthers.
CHRISTIAN KIRK – JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Christian Kirk is stuck on a nosediving Jaguars team[/caption]
The Jacksonville Jaguars are having an atrocious season, and a fire sale is likely incoming for the team.
Christian Kirk will likely be included in that mass selloff, and he is another player that feels like a perfect option for the Chiefs.
Kirk is 28 years old and has nearly 300 receiving yards this season with one touchdown.
He has a 1,000-yard receiving season under his belt, and could be a great short-term option for the Chiefs.
A third or fourth round pick would likely sway the Jaguars to trade away their third-year receiver.
