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Josh Downs has always been a player who should have been more productive in Indianapolis. Now the Chiefs have a chance to unlock his potential. The cost of a fourth- and fifth-round pick (with a seventh coming back to Kansas City) wasn't trivial but it was a worthwhile gamble.
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Downs traded to Chiefs for fourth/fifth picks; should unlock more productivity than in Indy.

The Colts traded receiver Josh Downs to the Chiefs for fourth- and fifth-round picks, a move the source views as 'fine.' The source notes that Downs 'has always been a player who should have been more productive in Indianapolis' and that the Chiefs now have 'a chance to unlock his potential,' though the cost of a fourth- and fifth-round pick was 'not trivial but it was a worthwhile gamble.'

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