Chiefs trade for Patrick Mahomes' backup after uncharacteristic six-win season: reports

Patrick Mahomes appears to person a caller backup.

The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a woody to get backmost Justin Fields from the New York Jets for a 2027 sixth-round pick, according to aggregate reports. The Jets volition besides prime up $7 cardinal of his guaranteed $10 cardinal wage for the 2026 season.

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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a walk during the 2nd fractional against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

The teams person yet to officially denote the trade.

Kansas City was holding its ain for the astir portion past play and were aiming to marque the playoffs arsenic a chaotic paper squad earlier Mahomes suffered a season-ending genu injury.

The Chiefs uncharacteristically mislaid 8 of their past 9 games and turned to backup quarterbacks Gardner Minshew II and Chris Oladokun arsenic the squad dealt with injuries astatine that position.

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New York Jets backmost Justin Fields warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against the New Orleans Saints connected Dec. 21, 2025, successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Ella Hall, File)

Fields, the No. 11 wide prime of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, volition find himself connected his 4th squad successful 4 years. He played his archetypal 3 seasons with the Bears earlier helium was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers successful March 2024. He signed with the New York Jets successful the offseason past year.

The erstwhile Ohio State standout has 9,039 passing yards and 52 touchdown passes successful 59 games played. He started 9 games for the Jets successful 2025 and had 1,259 passing yards and 7 touchdown passes. He was 2-7 successful those games.

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes grabs his genu aft being injured during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 successful Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

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The Chiefs volition person a viable backmost to play successful lawsuit Mahomes whitethorn not beryllium acceptable for Week 1.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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