After Kadarius Toney's mostly unproductive tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs, the team released the wide receiver when it reduced its roster to 53 ahead of an NFL deadline.
Kadarius Toney, a 2021 first-round draft pick, won't be suiting up in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform when the NFL regular season opens next month. The back-to-back Super Bowl champions released the wide receiver Tuesday when they trimmed their roster to 53 ahead of Tuesday's deadline, the NFL Network reported. Toney had an up-and-down tenure with the Chiefs, and he entered the preseason as a player on the roster bubble considering his production in 2023.
Teams had to cut their rosters to 53 players Tuesday from the training camp maximum of 90. Toney is among the hundreds of players who will be eligible to return to practice squads. NFL rules allow practice squads to include up to 17 players, including a spot allocated to the International Player Pathway Program.
Injuries shortened both of Toney’s first two seasons, and he was traded to the Chiefs during his second year with the New York Giants. The 25-year-old never displayed his dynamic playmaking skills consistently, but he did step up in big moments. In a three-minute span in the fourth quarter of Kansas City’s 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 Super Bowl, Toney made two monumental plays. First, he caught a 5-yard TD pass that gave the Chiefs a 28-27 lead.
The Chiefs added veteran wideout Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown and drafted Xavier Worthy in the first round to go with Rashee Rice. They also have Skyy Moore, Mecole Hardman and Justin Watson. Other NFL teams now have the opportunity to claim Toney off waivers. If a team does claim Toney, it would assume the full value of the final year of his rookie deal. The Chiefs declined his fifth-year option earlier this year.
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