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By Matt Audilet
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The Kansas City Chiefs acquired wide receiver Josh Downs in a last-minute trade with the Indianapolis Colts before Tuesday's deadline.
Now just a few days later, it appears Downs is ready to take the field for his first action as a member of the Kansas City franchise.
When speaking to reporters on Friday, head coach Andy Reid said he thinks Downs is ready to play his first game in a Chiefs uniform against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
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"I thought he did a nice job of what we asked him to do. He's a smart kid and he knows how to play," Reid said, via team insider Nate Taylor of ESPN. "He worked into the things we asked him to do and I think he's ready to play in a game for us."
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes echoed a similar sentiment when speaking to reporters earlier this week.
“It is realistic because we do a great job of kind of moving guys in and out of every single position, and so guys know the entire concepts of the plays," Mahomes said, via ArrowheadPride. "We’re very detailed with how we call the plays in the huddle, which will help him out a ton. Then when he doesn’t know, being able to talk to me in the huddle or talk to the guys as they’re breaking the huddle, and that usually helps when the guys like each other.
“It’s good to have a guy that you can tell everybody’s going to like and that he has his head on the right way and he’s going to make sure that he’s going to do whatever it takes to win.”
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Downs reeled in 33 catches for 354 yards and one touchdown through his nine game appearances with the Colts this season. Now, he joins a Chiefs wide receiver room featuring Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Cyrus Allen, Jalen Royals and Andrew Armstrong.
Sunday's game against the Falcons will kick off at 1 p.m. ET.
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