{"id":7588,"date":"2026-11-11T09:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=7588"},"modified":"2026-11-11T09:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:07:28","slug":"chiefs-land-wideout-josh-downs-vikings-acquire-qb-kirk-cousins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/chiefs-land-wideout-josh-downs-vikings-acquire-qb-kirk-cousins\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Land Wideout Josh Downs Vikings Acquire QB Kirk Cousins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Chiefs Land Wideout Josh Downs<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6483 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanFlag-300x158.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanFlag-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanFlag-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanFlag-768x404.webp 768w, https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AmericanFlag.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nVikings Acquire QB Kirk Cousins<\/h3>\n<h4>Jaguars Deal for DT Jordan Davis &amp;<br \/>\nAcquire Safety Jessie Bates<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Frank Coyle \/ Head scout<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>www.draftinsiders.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated 11\/11<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><em>Happy Veterans Day<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>With the 2026 NFL trade deadline concluded, clubs raced to address pressing needs with the Chiefs adding receiver Josh Downs and the Raiders acquiring QB Kirk Cousins in just two trades. The biggest names on the trade market though, the Colts&#8217;s runner Jonathan Taylor and the Jet&#8217;s receiver Garrett Wilson stayed put with their long-term contracts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>DraftInsiders.com<\/em> will post a new complete list of all trades for the next three upcoming NFL Drafts latter this week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 Starting with most recent trades\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 10th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ravens &amp; Falcons Flip Linemen<\/strong><br \/>\nBaltimore \/ Atlanta<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore Acquires<br \/>\nC Ryan Neuzil<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Receives<br \/>\nOL Andrew Vorhees<br \/>\n2028 sixth-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiefs add Veteran Receiver at deadline<\/strong><br \/>\nKansas City Chiefs \/ Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Receives<br \/>\nWR Josh Downs<br \/>\n2027 seventh-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Receives<br \/>\n2027 fourth-round draft pick<br \/>\n2027 fifth-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broncos trade for Chargers Defender<\/strong><br \/>\nDenver Broncos \/ Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n<p>Denver Acquires<br \/>\nLB Daiyan Henley<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Receives<br \/>\n2027 fourth-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 fifth-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vikings Reunite with Cousins\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMinnesota Vikings \/ Las Vegas Raiders<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Acquires<br \/>\nQB Kirk Cousins<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Receives<br \/>\n2027 third-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bills trade for NFL&#8217;s INT leader<\/strong><br \/>\nBuffalo Bills \/ Tennessee Titans<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Acquires<br \/>\nS Amani Hooker<br \/>\n2027 fifth-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Receives<br \/>\n2027 second-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Niners add another veteran to WR corps<\/strong><br \/>\nSan Francisco 49ers\/ Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Receives<br \/>\nWR Keenan Allen<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Receives<br \/>\n2027 sixth-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 9th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacksonville Deals for DT Jordan Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacksonville trades for DT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville\/ Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Acquires<br \/>\nDT Jordan Davis<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Receives<br \/>\n2027 1st round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 2nd round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacksonville trades for DT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Acquires<br \/>\nDT Davon Godchaux<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Receives<br \/>\nConditional 2028 6th round pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jacksonville adds Pro Bowl Veteran for secondary<\/strong><br \/>\nJacksonville Jaguars \/ Atlanta Falcons<br \/>\nDate of trade: Nov. 9<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Acquires<br \/>\nS Jessie Bates<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Receives<br \/>\n2027 2nd-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 5th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ravens add Jacoby Brissett following Lamar Jackson &amp; Tyler Huntley injuries<\/strong><br \/>\nBaltimore Ravens \/ Arizona Cardinals<br \/>\nDate of trade: Nov. 6<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore Acquires<br \/>\nQB Jacoby Brissett<br \/>\n2027 5th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Receives<br \/>\n2027 4th-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 7th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bears Acquire Jeffery Simmons in Major Deal<\/strong><br \/>\nChicago Bears \/ Tennessee Titans<br \/>\nDate of trade: Oct. 29<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Acquires<br \/>\nDT Jeffery Simmons<br \/>\n2028 5th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Receive:<br \/>\n2027 1st-round draft pick<br \/>\n2027 4th-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 1st-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colts Deal Veteran DL to 49ers<\/strong><br \/>\nSan Francisco 49ers \/ Indianapolis Colts<br \/>\nDate of trade: Oct. 27<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Acquires<br \/>\nDL DeForest Buckner<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Receives<br \/>\n2027 4th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colts Trade Pro Bowl Guard to Seahawks<\/strong><br \/>\nSeattle Seahawks \/ Indianapolis Colts<br \/>\nDate of trade: Oct. 27<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Acquires<br \/>\nG Quenton Nelson<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Receives<br \/>\n2027 3rd-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 5th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cards Trade Former Top Pick Harrison to Texans<\/strong><br \/>\nHouston Texans \/ Arizona Cardinals<br \/>\nDate of trade: Oct. 12<\/p>\n<p>Houston Acquires<br \/>\nWR Marvin Harrison Jr.<br \/>\n2027 6th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Acquires<br \/>\n2027 2nd-round draft pick<br \/>\n2027 7th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baltimore Deals for veteran Pivotman<\/strong><br \/>\nBaltimore Ravens \/Philadelphia<br \/>\nDate of trade: Oct. 7<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore Acquires<br \/>\nC Cam Jurgens<br \/>\n2027 7th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Receives<br \/>\n2027 5th-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 2nd-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cowboys Add Corner in Steeler Deal<\/strong><br \/>\nDallas Cowboys\/ Pittsburgh Steelers<br \/>\nDate of trade: Oct. 1<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Acquires<br \/>\nCB Joey Porter Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Receives<br \/>\n2027 6th-round draft pick<br \/>\n2028 2nd-round draft pick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giants Trade for QB JJ McCarthy after Dart injury<\/strong><br \/>\nNew York Giants \/ Minnesota Vikings<br \/>\nDate of trade: Sept. 28<\/p>\n<p>New York Giants Acquires<br \/>\nQB J.J. McCarthy<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Receives<br \/>\n2027 5th-round draft pick<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Printer Friendly<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chiefs Land Wideout Josh Downs Vikings Acquire QB Kirk Cousins Jaguars Deal for DT Jordan Davis &amp; Acquire Safety Jessie Bates Frank Coyle \/ Head scout www.draftinsiders.com Updated 11\/11 Happy Veterans Day With <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/chiefs-land-wideout-josh-downs-vikings-acquire-qb-kirk-cousins\/\" title=\"Chiefs Land Wideout Josh Downs Vikings Acquire QB Kirk Cousins\">  [read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-7588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl-trade-period","tag-draft-insider-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7588"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7592,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588\/revisions\/7592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}