Nandi will rejoin the only NFL squad he’s ever played regular season snaps for. He left Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent this past offseason, signing a one-year deal with the Jets worth a little more than $1.4 million, with $417,500 guaranteed.

The Kansas City Chiefs have completed a trade with the New York Jets just ahead of NFL cutdown day. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has reported that the Chiefs have acquired defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi from the Jets in exchange for a 2027 conditional sixth/seventh round pick flop.

After starting double-digit games in each of his first six seasons, Nnadi started just a single game in 2024 and posted a career-low 11 tackles. He earned a Pro Football Focus grade of 35.8, which was 207th of 220 interior defensive linemen.