Overview
- New York traded Fields to Kansas City for a 2027 sixth-round pick, with the deal completed after he passed a physical on March 18 and greeting fans in a team-posted video.
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Fields is expected to take most offseason reps and could open camp atop the depth chart if Mahomes’ recovery lingers.
- Analysts including Mina Kimes and Mike Florio suggested Kansas City may add short‑yardage and designed-run packages for Fields, such as QB sneaks and wildcat looks, once Mahomes returns.
- Salary terms reported by ESPN allocate about $7 million of Fields’ $10 million 2026 guarantee to the Jets and roughly $3 million to the Chiefs.
- The move fills a backup vacancy after Gardner Minshew’s departure and gives Fields, now with his fourth team since 2023, a reset under Andy Reid’s staff.