{"id":95200,"date":"2025-08-31T07:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=95200"},"modified":"2025-08-31T07:47:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:47:17","slug":"chiefs-recently-reacquired-dt-listed-as-starter-on-first-week-1-depth-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=95200","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Recently Reacquired DT Listed as Starter on First Week 1 Depth Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2192544522-e1756602723664.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2192544522-e1756602723664.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2192544522-e1756602723664.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2192544522-e1756602723664.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Recently Reacquired DT Listed as Starter on First Week 1 Depth Chart\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>DENVER, COLORADO &#8211; JANUARY 05: Javonte Williams #33 of the Denver Broncos runs with the ball while being chased by Derrick Nnadi #91 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the first quarter at Empower Field At Mile High on January 05, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After winning multiple Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, Derrick Nnadi is happy to be back with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Following a brief stint with the New York Jets, Nnadi was traded back to the Chiefs and is currently a starter, according to the team\u2019s initial depth chart shared by KSHB-41\u2019s Nick Jacobs on X on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Nnadi and All-Pro teammate Chris Jones are listed as the starting defensive tackles, with Omarr Norman-Lott and Jerry Tillery in the No. 2 slots.<\/p>\n<h2>Derrick Nnadi Breaks Down the Trade, Time with Jets<\/h2>\n<p>Nnadi signed with the Jets in free agency this offseason but was traded, along with a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick, back to the Chiefs in exchange for a conditional 2027 sixth-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-1, 317-pounder has only one complaint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it was a little bit of a surprise. I was getting my body right for the next day of work, and then the GM called me and was like, \u2018Hey, just wanted to let you know we\u2019re trading you back to KC,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Okay, that\u2019s cool.\u2019 The only part I was really a little annoyed about was like, I gotta move again,\u201d Nnadi said before practice earlier this week. \u201cThere\u2019s stuff over there at my old place that is still in boxes, so I\u2019m like, \u2018At least it will be a lot easier to just put it in the truck and go.\u2019 But otherwise, I was fine with the decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5475131\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg 4941w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=782,521 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=780,520 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=425,283 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=254,169 254w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=270,180 270w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=225,150 225w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198599397.jpg?resize=242,161 242w\" alt=\"Chiefs Recently Reacquired DT Listed as Starter on First Week 1 Depth Chart\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5475131\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5475131\">GettyNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA \u2013 FEBRUARY 09: Derrick Nnadi #91 of the Kansas City Chiefs takes the field prior to Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nnadi later reflected on his decision to initially join the Jets at the start of free agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I felt a little hurt because this was the team that drafted me but at the end of the day, they gave me the opportunity of a lifetime coming out of college, so I wasn\u2019t mad or upset or anything.\u201d said Nnadi, \u201cIt\u2019s part of the business, so when the Jets offered me the opportunity I was like \u2018By all means\u2019. How this business works, I am right back where I started. So, it kind of works out the right way sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Derrick Nnadi has Been Part of Multiple Super Bowls<\/h2>\n<p>The Chiefs selected Nnadi in the third-round of the 2018 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State, where he was third-team All-ACC. He has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs (LIV, LVII, LVIII).<\/p>\n<p>He closed out the 2024 regular season with 11 total tackles across 17 games, including one start, and recorded a sack in the postseason. Throughout out his career, he\u2019s recorded 233 tackles, 5 sacks, two pass deflections, a forced and an interception.<\/p>\n<p>The interception came in 2019 against the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football. Nnadi picked off Philip Rivers in the 24-17 win.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs look to bounce back from a Super Bowl loss as they open the season at home against the Chargers on Friday, Sept. 5. The game will air on YouTube with kickoff at 8 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Drake Bentley is an award-winning investigative journalist and breaking news reporter for Heavy, covering the NFL, NBA, legal affairs, and entertainment. He\u2019s covered the NBA Finals, NFL Draft, and major trending stories since 2019. More about Drake Bentley<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs and Derrick Nnadi recently reunited after a brief stint with the New York Jets. 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