Insider drops MASSIVE Chiefs Trade report...

We have some huge news to go over today as an NFL insider has just dropped a bombshell Chiefs trade report and it is not surrounding a wide receiver it's surrounding an offensive lineman. We're going to break down this huge report and discuss more importantly what it means going forward as this changes the outlook of this upcoming trade deadline and what Brett Veach's plan is and folks this one is involving a blockbuster move. Before we get into it, very quick reminder to hit that subscribe button, we're on the road to 3,000 subscribers, so if you want to stay up to date with all the latest Chiefs news, make sure to hit that button. Now let's dive right into it. A new report dropped from Jason Lacombe Forrest saying the Chiefs have emerged as a very possible destination for Eagles left tackle Jason Mailata. Now, of course, Jason Mailata is not a wide receiver, but he's a name that when you dive into it deeper actually makes a lot of sense for the Chiefs. And one part of the story that's a little wild is Mailata was a seventh round pick who had never played a down of football in his life. And now he's a rising, I don't want to say star, but a very good player. And the Chiefs are looking to take advantage before that deadline in just a few days. Let's start with why Kansas would even do this in the first place. And we had to begin with Josh Simmons. He was supposed to be the left tackle. He hasn't played in 2026 due to a ball. bulging herniated disc in his lower back. Now on October 22nd, the Chiefs put him on IR and their head trainer says that he's plateaued in his rehab and he's just not there yet. So the earliest he can come back is November 22nd against Arizona, which is after the deadline. So whatever the Chiefs do at left tackle, they do it without knowing if Simmons is ever right this year. Since the 2025 draft, the Chiefs have played 14 games without him, eight with him, and it's not just left tackle either, as Kingsley just got benched at left guard for the second time this year, though reports are that he's going to be available to play this Sunday. Of course, right tackle Jalen Moore just came back from two games, had that, of course, false start call, but at the end of the day, they do need some help up front. We can look in the last two weeks in Seattle, the Chiefs scored three points and gained 213 yards. Mahomes went 19 of 33 for 164, 165 yards and a pick a couple of weeks ago, of course. And then he was a lot better last week as obviously they led heading into the fourth as well. Now they are amidst of a two game losing streak But the bigger picture here is in the first five games, the Chiefs have scored in their wins 28 points a game. But in the last two, they've struggled mightily. Now, I'm not putting all that on the offensive line, but it's certainly. is a question because when your left guard gets benched twice your right tackle misses two games your left tackle is a rookie you're one bad snap away from potentially having no o-line it's not necessarily a line that's falling apart it's a line that is one injury away from being in very very bad shape so if you're Brad Veach you go looking for a left tackle who's already done it which brings us to one of the best stories in the whole league Jordan Mailata grew up in Sydney, Australia, playing rugby league. He never played a snap of American football, and in 2018, the Eagles traded up in the seventh round and took him anyway. Pick 233. For context, the NFL draft has seven rounds. 233 is part of the draft where most guys are fighting for a practice squad spot, but Mailata, he is 6'8", 346 pounds, and nobody knew if he could block anybody, but he made the Eagles 53-man roster that September anyway. Just for scale, Benson is 6'6", 319, so Mailata is 2 inches taller and 27 pounds heavier, and he's been doing this for eight years. And now he's the Eagles' starting left tackle, the guy who protected the blind side for a team that played in the Super Bowl. And the Eagles played him like it. In April 2024, he signed a three-year, $66 million extension with $48 million guaranteed, and it runs through 2028. But the best part is, he's only 29 years old. That's a tackle in his prime signed for three more seasons, which is exactly why one executive told Locke for a that's a really good tackle with a lot of football left to play, but why would Philadelphia let him go? Well, it's pretty obvious. The Eagles are an absolute mess. They started 2-0, they're now 2-6, six straight losses, and their first six-game losing streak since 2012. Jalen Hurts, he's out for the season with a blood clot. Lane Johnson retired in October. They traded Cam Jurgens to the Ravens for a second and a fifth, and they traded A.J. Brown in the summer for a 20-28 first. That's two of five of their starters from that offensive line already gone, and Mailata would be the third. And they're already carrying about $75.7 million in dead money this season. That's money for players who aren't even on the team. So when a team is paying that much for nothing, every veteran with a contract becomes a trade chip. Lock and Fora puts it this way, it's no longer a question of whether Howie Roseman sells, but how extensive the shuffling will be. And to be honest, the guy that executives think Philly is most likely to move is the guard Landon Dickerson, but Mailata is the one everybody's wondering about. So that's the market, a team that's selling, and a team that needs a tackle. The question is whether the Chiefs can afford him, and let's dive into it. The Chiefs have about 27 points. $27 million in cap space room right now. Mailata's cap this year is about $15.9 million, which looks impossible, but here's the trick. Most of that is already paid through signing bonus money, which stays on Philly's books. His actual base salary this year is only $1.3 million, and a team that trades for him only pays what's left of it, which is about $650-ish, $675-ish thousand dollars. That's what Lock and Fora meant when he said Mailata. has effectively a veteran minimum salary for this season. He fits the next year. Of course, you're going to have to pay him the 18.3, the 19.7 million respectively over the next two seasons. But think about who's playing tackle right now in 2027. Jalen Moore is on a one-year deal. Simmons, nobody knows. Benson, he's a rookie. So Mailata isn't just a rental. He's a left tackle for the next three playoff runs for the Chiefs. So if he fits, what's the catch? Well, the catch may be the price. The Chiefs have done this before. In April 2021, they went and got Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. from Baltimore. It cost them a first round pick plus picks 94 and 136, as well as a 2022 fifth. They got Brown pick 58 and a 2022 sixth back. And there's a warning history as well as in October of 2019, we can rewind and remember that San Francisco went after Trent Williams, but Washington reportedly wanted a first and the deal died. Six months later, Williams went to the 49ers for a fifth and a third. But here's the comp that matters most. A month ago, a starting center, Cam Jurgens, went from Philly to Baltimore for a second and a fifth. That's Howie Roseman setting his price for an offensive lineman, his own offensive lineman, this season in the middle of a sell-off. A left tackle in his prime signed through 2028 is worth more than a center, so I'd guess the starting point is a second, and the Eagles try to push towards a first. So the price on a tackle moves. La Conforte says this one would have to be high. Here's what Kansas City has to work with. For 2027, they have their own first, their own second, and two thirds. And there's one more thing. Andy Reid spent the first half of his Hall of Fame career in Philadelphia, and he knows exactly who Jordan Mailatta is. One longtime personal exec who knows Reid very well told La Conforte that Andy isn't going to sit in his hands. And Reid this week on Veach and the Deadline said, I like the guys we have, but doesn't every coach say that right before the deadline and right before they make trades? Here's where I stand. Obviously, they need a wide receiver, but at the end of the day, offensive line is the most important position right now for this team. I'd definitely make the call. I don't know if I'd be willing to give up a first. I think the 2027 first should stay. It's supposed to be a very loaded draft, but a second and maybe a late-round pick on top lines up with what's already been traded around the NFL, especially for a left tackle who, through 2028, only cost about half of $1.3 million this year because the Chiefs won't win in February with a weak offensive line. I do think adding up offensive line alignment makes a lot of sense given where things are right now. And yes, we can talk about wide receivers, Josh Downs, Brian Thomas Jr. And we're going to continue to do that. But one thing is for sure, the Jets, they are coming to town on Sunday. The deadline is Tuesday and the Chiefs have to have to make a move. And I think at this point, they need to make both an offensive lineman move and a wide receiver move. Here's my question for all you folks. So ladies and gentlemen, would you give up a second round pick for Jordan Mailatta? Why for yes and for no in the comments. I do read every single one. At the end of the day... It is a very interesting conversation because some people are saying to save your assets for a wide receiver. Some people are saying, go out, pay for the O-line. I think having a quarterback like Patrick Mahomes is such a big luxury that you have to go out and get an offensive lineman. And I've been heavily on the train of just get a wide receiver. The more I look into it, the more I look into some of the advanced analytics, I think you need to go out and get an offensive lineman as well. But comment down below. Do you think they should pay a second form? Do you think they should? Is that an overpay? Let me know down below. Thank you guys for watching as well. And yeah, let me know down below.