Overview
- The Jets agreed to send Justin Fields to Kansas City for a 2027 sixth-round pick, with the deal reported as pending a physical.
- New York will cover about $7 million of Fields’ $10 million guaranteed 2026 salary, leaving the Chiefs responsible for roughly $3 million.
- Kansas City adds experienced quarterback insurance as Mahomes recovers, with Fields expected to handle offseason reps and serve as the No. 2 option.
- The move is expected to free roughly $4 million in cap space for the Jets after their acquisition of Geno Smith signaled a quarterback reset.
- Fields went 2-7 as the Jets’ 2025 starter with 1,259 passing yards, seven touchdowns and one interception, and ESPN reported he preferred Kansas City.