Chiefs Acquire Melvin Ingram in Trade With Steelers

The Kansas City Chiefs may have come away with a win on Monday night, but it wasn't pretty. This team clearly has some real issues it needs to sort out before getting back into the conversation as a Super Bowl contender.

Chiefs News

They looked to address one issue with an NFL trade deadline move on Tuesday, acquiring Melvin Ingram from the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ingram, a 3-time Pro Bowler, only has 1.0 sack across six games this season, but he's racked up 6 QB hits and has received a strong pass rush grade of 82.1 from Pro Football Focus.

PFF has the Chiefs ranked 31st in pass rush grade this season, and that's reflected by their 4.0% sack rate (also 31st in the NFL).

Melvin Ingram Contract

The 32-year-old Ingram is on a one-year contract, and the Chiefs are on the hook for a $1.9 million cap hit in 2021. This is clearly a win-now move, and one the Chiefs' defense desperately needed.

KC checks in at eighth in the NFL with +1200 odds to win the Super Bowl on FanDuel Sportsbook.

Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook today and get your first bet risk free for up to $1,000!

Jason Schandl is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Jason Schandl also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username Jaymun. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.