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The Jets’ shuffling of their defensive tackle unit continued Sunday.

They traded Derrick Nnadi to the Chiefs, The Post confirmed.

The Jets are swapping a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick for a conditional 2027 sixth-round pick.

Nnadi spent the first seven years of his career with the Chiefs before signing with the Jets this offseason.

But he became expendable when the Jets added two veteran defensive tackles via trade last week.

They acquired Harrison Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick from the Vikings in exchange for a 2026 sixth-rounder and 2027 sixth-rounder.

Head coach Aaron Glenn had high praise for Phillips after the Jets’ preseason finale against the Eagles on Friday.

“First off, he’s one of us,” Glenn said. “His mentality, the character, and I’m talking about on and off the field. He’s a damn good run stopper. I remember going against him all those years I was in Detroit. Actually, when he was a free agent, he was a guy we tried to target for us to get ready to sign, but obviously he ended signing up back with Minnesota. But everything about him fits who we are, so I’m happy that we got him.”

And the Jets also added Jowon Briggs and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Browns last week in exchange for a 2026 sixth-rounder.

The defensive tackle and run-stopping unit had emerged as a weakness through training camp and the first two preseason games but now looks much different than when the summer started.

Nnadi, in particular, did not show great for himself.

He started 87 games for the Chiefs across his seven seasons, but saw his role largely diminished last year.

The Jets trimmed down their roster a bit.

They released Jamin Davis and waived Adrian Martinez, Michael Fletcher, Liam Forandel, Zack Kuntz, Tanner McCalister and Lawrance Toafili.

Davis, a linebacker, was a bit of a surprise, having worked with the starters at times during training camp.

A former first-round pick by the Commanders in 2021, he was claimed off waivers by the Jets last December and re-signed with the team in March.

The Jets drafted Kuntz, a tight end, in the seventh round in 2023, but he appeared in just two games for the team.

With Martinez gone, the Jets’ quarterback depth behind Justin Fields is slimmed down to Tyrod Taylor and Brady Cook.

Taylor underwent knee surgery earlier this month, but the Jets are confident he’ll be ready to serve as Fields’ backup by Week 1.