Villain of Super Bowl LVII vs. Eagles waived by Kansas City Chiefs

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Kadarius Toney, who caught a go-ahead fourth-quarter touchdown after setting a Super Bowl record with a 65-yard punt return in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.

The move comes one day after the Chiefs signed receiver Juju Smith-Schuster. The Chiefs declined Toney’s fifth-year contract option in May. Now, he heads to the NFL waiver wire:

Toney had a star-crossed career in Kansas City, especially after returning from meniscus surgery last season. In Week 14 against Buffalo, he was offsides late in the fourth quarter to negate a cross-field lateral from Travis Kelce that would have been the go-ahead touchdown with a minute to play. Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid disagreed with the ruling, but referee Carl Cheffers said Toney was warned earlier and he was “beyond warning” on the play. 

Toney missed the postseason last year amidst injury controversy, saying he was not hurt. He was a first-round pick by the Giants in 2021 out of Florida, joining the Chiefs via trade in 2022. He has 82 catches for 760 yards and three touchdowns for his career.

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Ben Brigandi is a lifelong professional in sports media, as a writer and editor. Career highlights include covering future pros in high school and even younger, from kicker Robbie Gould in high school to Jurickson Profar, Cody Bellinger, and others at the Little League World Series held in his neighborhood. Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, Ben graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism and covered Nittany Lion games for nearly two decades after attending games as a kid growing up in Happy Valley. He’s seen the Eagles go from hated rivals to his boyhood favorite Washington Commanders to accepting their success as Dan Snyder ruined his fandom. One day, Ben dreams of again playing golf to a legit single-digit handicap, without either putting in the work or sinking pesky 3-foot putts.