A Sea Of Blue · May 4, 2022
Lonnie Johnson traded to Chiefs
Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesOn Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs drafted Kentucky Wildcats tackle Darian Kinnard in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.
Now, the Chiefs have a second Wildcat, as they’ve traded for Houston Texans cornerback Lonnie Johnson. Kinnard and Johnson were teammates on Kentucky’s breakthrough 2018 team that won 10 games and defeated Penn State in the Citrus Bowl.
The 6-foot-2, 213-pound Johnson was dealt to the Chiefs for a conditional 2024 seventh-round pick. The 26-year-old DB was a second-round pick by the Texans in the 2019 draft. He began his pro career as a cornerback, moved to safety in 2020, then played both positions last season.