Jets trade TE Dan Brown to Chiefs for G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

The Jets didn’t let the NFL trade deadline go without making a deal.

New York is sending TE Daniel Brown to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano confirmed on Tuesday.

A former sixth-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2014, Duvernay-Tardif last played in 2019 when he started 14 games on the Super Bowl-winning squad.

The reason he didn’t play in 2020 was due to his decision to opt out and help fight the COVID-19 pandemic — he worked in a Montreal long-term care facility as a doctor.

Duvernay-Tardif broke his hand this summer and hasn’t played a snap with the Chiefs, though he was active and on the sideline on Monday for the first time this season.

He should be considered a depth piece right now — just as Brown was with Gang Green.

Brown spent the past three seasons with the Jets, playing just six games while hauling in nine catches for 103 yards and a touchdown. He dressed for seven games with New York this season but played just 13 total snaps.