Kansas City Swallows Slay Opponents, Chiefs Rise High Off Mahomes' Smash!
Fields gets another chance to revive his career, assuming he can outplay Chris Oladokun whil Mahomes rehabs a torn ACL.
The Justin Fields revival in New York is over. The Justin Fields revival in Kansas City can begin. The New York Jets signed Fields in 2025 in the hope he could be either a bargain franchise quarterback or a viable bridge to the future.
He turned out to be neither, dealing with injury and eventually getting usurped by Tyrod Taylor after a promising start. Rather than try again with another depleted roster in 2026, the Jets opted out. They dealt the former first round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs, who'll give Fields a chance to top the depth chart while Patrick Mahomes recovers from the torn ACL he suffered in Week 15.
He'll battle with incumbent QB2 Chris Oladokun to be Mahomes' understudy after the latter moved up from third-string duties following Gardner Minshew's torn ACL to end 2025. It's a modest deal, but one that could keep the Chiefs in contention for a playoff spot while Mahomes recovers or doom the franchise to a second-straight early vacation come January. Let's break it down.
The trade: Chiefs get : QB Justin Fields Jets get : 2027 sixth round draft pick Grades Chiefs : C+ Minshew was in the same recovery timeline even before signing with the Arizona Cardinals. Oladokun's offenses scored 34 total points across the three games he was the team's primary quarterback. There was a hole to be filled.