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Jets trade LB Darron Lee to Chiefs, source confirms

Adam Gase wasted little time in his temporary role as acting general manager as he traded away one of former GM Mike Maccagnan's draft-pick mistakes.

Former first-round pick Darron Lee is going to the Chiefs for a sixth-round choice in 2020, a league source confirmed. The deal is pending Lee passing a physical.

ESPN was the first to report that Lee would be on the move.

Lee was on borrowed time anyway with the Jets, who didn’t pick up the linebacker’s fifth-year option. He didn’t live up to expectations after Maccagnan used the 20th pick on Lee in the 2016 NFL Draft.