The Chiefs acquired Downs at the trading deadline, and Mahomes says the wideout's intellect and professionalism are already showing.
The Chiefs went shopping at the trade deadline and came home with Josh Downs, plucking the receiver from the Colts to give Patrick Mahomes another option in a passing game that has not looked like itself all season.
Mahomes met reporters Wednesday and made clear he is already a fan. "I think you can tell just the intellect and how he's able to pick stuff up and that he's a professional, that he knows what he's doing and he wants to come in and just compete and to have success, and he wants to win," Mahomes said, according to a transcript released by the team. He added that Downs is already meshing with the rest of the receiver room, calling it the kind of cohesion that comes from players who simply want to win.
Kansas City sits at 6-2, but losses to the Seahawks and Broncos exposed a passing attack that has not gotten enough out of Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy. Downs is known for creating separation, and the hope in Kansas City is that his route running gives Mahomes a more reliable target as the season moves forward.