Over the last few years, the NFL has become increasingly active around the trade deadline. The Kansas City Chiefs have been among the teams that have been fairly active, trading for wide receiver Kadarius Toney in 2022 and defensive end Melvin Ingram in 2021.
For acquiring teams, in-season trades can be a little tricky. For the Chiefs, the first issue is cap space. We currently estimate that the team has $5.3 million with which to work — while other sources give an even lower figure. Another issue is the unknown value of future draft picks — where a team will pick in 2024 (or in the years after that) can only be guessed.