KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lower than two years after delivering one of many iconic performs in franchise historical past, broad receiver Kadarius Toney was among the many gamers reduce by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Tuesday.
Toney’s 65-yard punt return within the fourth quarter of Tremendous Bowl LVII helped ship the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Toney, who additionally scored a receiving landing within the fourth quarter of the sport, initially was surrounded by Eagles gamers on the punt return however broke free and reduce throughout the sector. He was tackled earlier than reaching the tip zone, however the play arrange the Chiefs’ ultimate landing.
One other Chiefs Tremendous Bowl hero, broad receiver Mecole Hardman, made the preliminary 53-player roster. The Chiefs saved seven broad receivers on their preliminary roster.
Hardman scored the profitable landing in additional time of their Tremendous Bowl LVIII win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Justyn Ross was additionally among the many broad receivers waived by the Chiefs. Ross caught six passes for 53 yards final season.
The Chiefs additionally waived former European rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit, who was making an attempt to make the group as a operating again. Rees-Zammit obtained few reps at operating again in coaching camp. Within the preseason he carried six occasions for 22 yards and caught one cross for 3 yards.
The Chiefs, in the meantime, added one other tight finish to the roster, buying Peyton Hendershot from the Dallas Cowboys for a conditional 2026 seventh-round choose.
The Chiefs additionally traded a 2025 seventh-round choose to the Arizona Cardinals for defensive finish Cameron Thomas.
Toney entered the NFL in 2021 as a first-round choose of the New York Giants. He was traded to the Chiefs in the course of the 2022 season for third- and sixth-round draft picks.
The Chiefs in Might declined the fifth-year choice on Toney’s contract.
Toney caught 16 passes in 9 video games that first season with the Chiefs. They hoped he might grow to be their No. 1 broad receiver in 2023, however that by no means developed.
He missed all of coaching camp after having surgical procedure for a torn meniscus. He returned in time for the beginning of the common season however wound up catching solely 27 passes. Twice he deflected what gave the impression to be simply catchable balls to defenders for interceptions.
Toney additionally appeared to attain the profitable landing after taking a lateral from Travis Kelce late in a Week 14 sport in opposition to the Buffalo Payments, however the play was worn out when Toney was penalized for being offside and the Chiefs wound up dropping the sport.
Toney was inactive for all 4 Chiefs postseason video games.
In 32 video games, he has 82 receptions for 760 yards and three touchdowns.