Roster cuts are coming across the league in the coming days leading up to the regular season opener, and the Kansas City Chiefs will have some difficult decisions to make.
After spending much of the past two offseasons sinking premium assets in terms of cap space and draft capital into the wide receiving corps to bolster three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ supporting cast, it could become a numbers game at the position, and elsewhere on one of the most talented rosters in the NFL.
One NFL analyst believes that a former first-round pick could find himself on the chopping block in the coming days.
Why the Kansas City Chiefs Could Cut WR Kadarius Toney
Kadarius Toney was instrumental in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, but has had an otherwise forgettable tenure in Kansas City.
NFL analyst Ian Valentino put together a list of potential surprise cuts around the league, including the Chiefs moving on from Toney.
“Kansas City proactively added Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy this offseason,” Valentino points out for The 33rd Team. “As it revamped its receiver corps. Brown is dealing with an injury that will cause him to miss a few weeks, but the door is still closing on Toney becoming the gadget star he was supposed to be. Skyy Moore’s emergence as a solid special teamer is the difference.
“Speed is always valuable, but Toney’s inability to consistently contribute how Kansas City wants him to can’t be ignored. The Chiefs would be better off poaching another player off the waiver wire and relying on Worthy and Brown for explosive plays.”
Chosen by the New York Giants with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and acquired by the Chiefs in exchange for a compensatory third-round pick and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 draft, Toney has had an underwhelming career.
Through his first four seasons, Toney has caught just 82 passes for 760 yards and three touchdowns. Where his next reception comes from, and who throws it, remains to be seen.
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