The Kansas City Chiefs are waiving receiver Kadarius Toney, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.
The move was foreshadowed by Monday’s signing of receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster as well as the Chiefs’ efforts to remake their receiver room this offseason, drafting Xavier Worthy out of Texas and signing Marquise “Hollywood” Brown in free agency.
Toney is coming off his first full season with the Chiefs after being acquired by Kansas City via a trade with the New York Giants during the 2022 season — and it was a tumultuous one, to say the least.
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It began with Toney, coming off a meniscus injury that required surgery, dropping four catchable passes, including one in which the ball went through his hands and directly to Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch, who returned the interception 50 yards for a touchdown.
Later that season, in a loss to the Buffalo Bills, Toney committed an offside penalty that cost the Chiefs a go-ahead touchdown.
In the following game against the New England Patriots, another short pass to Toney bounced off his hands and into those of linebacker Jahlani Tavai.
Toney never played another snap for the rest of the season but again made headlines during the Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII run.
Hours before the AFC Championship Game, Toney expressed in a rant on Instagram Live that he didn’t have the hip or ankle injuries that the Chiefs listed him with.
The 2021 first-round pick played in 20 total games for Kansas City, catching 41 passes for 240 yards and scoring four total touchdowns.
Toney, likely in an effort to secure a spot on the roster, also began working as a running back this offseason.
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The Chiefs also released Louis Rees-Zammit, one of the leading wingers in world rugby, according to multiple reports.
Rees-Zammit spent two months training in the NFL’s International Player Pathway program before signing with the Chiefs.
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