Nnadi signed with New York in March as one of the NFL 's most durable players at the position. He played in all 17 regular-season games each of the past four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and missed just one game over his entire seven-year tenure with the franchise previously.

Derrick Nnadi is heading back to the Kansas City Chiefs after a brief stint with the New York Jets. The Chiefs agreed to re-acquire the defensive tackle on Sunday with each team also trading conditional sixth- and seventh-round picks in the 2027 draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs acquired veteran defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi through a trade Sunday with the New York Jets. The deal also includes a 2027 draft-pick swap, with the Chiefs receiving a conditional seventh-round pick in exchange for a conditional sixth-round selection.