The New York Jets traded wide receiver Mecole Hardman to the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday, the team announced.
The deal's terms weren't released, but the Jets sent Hardman and a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Chiefs in exchange for a 2025 sixth-rounder, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
Hardman spent the first four years of his career with the Chiefs before signing a one-year, $4-million deal with New York ahead of this season.
Hardman failed to carve out a role with the Jets and has just one reception for six yards this season, but the speedster proved he could produce with the Chiefs.
The 25-year-old eclipsed 530 receiving yards in each of his first three campaigns before being limited to eight games a season ago. Hardman averaged at least 11.7 yards per reception in all four seasons with the Chiefs, including 20.7 per grab in his rookie year.
Hardman also contributed as a returner for Kansas City. The Georgia product amassed 555 punt return yards and a touchdown on 62 returns in addition to 927 yards and a touchdown on 39 kick returns.
The 5-foot-10, 187-pound wideout has 152 receptions for 2,094 yards, and 16 touchdowns in 62 career games.
