Giants to sign former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster
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- The New York Giants are signing former Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
- Smith-Schuster entered the NFL as a 2017 second-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- In three Chiefs seasons he totaled 129 receptions for 1,509 yards and six touchdowns.
The New York Giants are signing former Kansas City Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who cited his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
Smith-Schuster, 29, first entered the league as a second-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2017 NFL Draft. After five seasons with the Steelers, Smith-Schuster signed a one-year deal to join the Chiefs in 2022.
That year, Smith-Schuster had 78 catches for 933 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season. The receiver’s most memorable game for the Chiefs was Super Bowl LVII, when he became Patrick Mahomes’ go-to target as Kansas City stormed back from a 10-point deficit in the second half.
In that half alone, Smith-Schuster made six receptions for 48 yards. On the Chiefs’ game-clinching drive, he drew a defensive holding penalty on Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry that put Kansas City in field-goal range.
After a couple of kneel-downs, kicker Harrison Butker connected on a 27-yard field goal to give the Chiefs a 38-35 Super Bowl victory.
Smith-Schuster joined the New England Patriots that offseason, but his three-year contract lasted just one season as the team released him in August 2024. That opened the door for his return to Kansas City for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
In three seasons and 47 regular-season appearances for the Chiefs, Smith-Schuster totaled 129 receptions for 1,509 yards and six touchdowns. He follows the path of former Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, who joined the Giants as their offensive coordinator this offseason.
This story was originally published June 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM with the headline "Giants to sign former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster."
