2021 first-round draft pick Kadarius Toney will not be in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform when the NFL regular season begins next month.
The back-to-back Super Bowl champions cut their roster to 53 players before Tuesday's deadline and waived the wide receiver, NFL Network reported.
Toney had an up-and-down tenure with the Chiefs and entered the preseason as a player on the roster line in consideration for 2023. He appeared in 13 games last season and finished with 169 yards receiving and just one touchdown.
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Kadarius Toney (19) of the Kansas City Chiefs carries the ball and scores a touchdown on a play that was called back due to a penalty during the second half of a game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Ullitt/Getty Images)
Teams had to cut their training camp rosters down to 53 on Tuesday from a maximum of 90. Toney is one of hundreds of players who can return to the practice squad. Under NFL rules, a practice squad can have a maximum of 17 players, including the spots allocated to the International Player Development Program.
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Toney was limited in both of his first two seasons by injuries before being dealt to the Chiefs after his second season with the New York Giants. The 25-year-old never quite displayed his dynamic playmaking skills consistently, but he did thrive when it mattered.
Kansas City Chiefs player Kadarius Toney reacts after scoring a touchdown on a play that was called back due to a penalty during the second half of a game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
In the space of three minutes in the fourth quarter of Kansas City's 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 Super Bowl, Toney delivered two monumental plays: First, he caught a 5-yard touchdown pass to give the Chiefs a 28-27 lead, then he completed a 65-yard punt return to the Eagles' 5-yard line for another touchdown.
Philadelphia Eagles guard Kevin Byard tackles Kansas City Chiefs guard Kadarius Toney (19) during a catch in the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 20, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Ullitt/Getty Images)
But Toney couldn't capitalize on that success, struggling last season and missing games from Week 15 through the playoffs, including when the Chiefs finished off a back-to-back series against the San Francisco 49ers.
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The Chiefs acquired veteran wide receiver Marquis “Hollywood” Brown and drafted Xavier Worthy in the first round along with Rushe Rice, along with Skye Moore, Mecole Hardman and Justin Watson.
Other NFL teams now have a chance to acquire Toney on waivers. If a team acquires him, it will be paying the full value of the final year of his rookie contract. The Chiefs declined his fifth-year option earlier this year.
The Chiefs recently brought back Super Bowl-winning wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, signing him to a one-year contract.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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