{"id":204126,"date":"2024-12-10T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=204126"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:07:31","slug":"chiefs-toney-free-agency-trade-browns-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/12\/10\/chiefs-toney-free-agency-trade-browns-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chiefs Playmaker Pays Price After Latest On-Field Gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are 12-1 despite overcoming a myriad of challenges. They were in a similar situation just last season. Then, they had to overcome self-inflicted issues and still wound up winning their second straight Super Bowl. One of the challenges of 2023 that the Chiefs were sure to rid themselves of in 2024 is wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/12\/18\/chiefs-reid-toney-role-drops-mahomes-rice\/\" target=\"_self\">Kadarius Toney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Acquired in a trade with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a> in October 2022, Toney lasted through training camp this season before getting cut.<\/p>\n<p>He signed on with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> practice squad to start the campaign. After bouncing back and forth on the practice squad, Toney saw action as a Brown for the first time in Week 11. However, two games later, after Week 14, he is once again a free agent.<\/p>\n<h2>Ex-Chiefs WR Kadarious Toney\u2019s Gaffes Costly in Browns\u2019 Loss to Steelers<\/h2>\n<h3>Kadarius Toney Out in Cleveland<\/h3>\n<p>\u201c#<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryKayCabot\/status\/1866570935710470504\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Browns have also waived WR Kadarius Toney<\/a>,\u201d Cleveland.com\u2019s Mary Kay Cabot reported on X on December 10, noting it was Toney \u201cwho muffed the punt and committed the taunting penalty\u201d in Cleveland\u2019s Week 14 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Toney\u2019s taunting penalty came first, occurring in the fourth quarter coming on a fair catch. The call set the Browns back 15 yards, though Jameis Winston guided them down the field for a touchdown to cut into the Steelers\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kadarius Toney made it 4 plays into Week 14 before costing the Browns 15 yards <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h2PRshWREB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/h2PRshWREB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian D&#39;Andrea (@TrainIsland) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrainIsland\/status\/1865858670208393361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then came the muffed punt after which a distraught Toney could be seen being consoled by his Browns coaches. The Browns lost to the Steelers 27-14.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/pfref.com\/pi\/share\/qYB81\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toney logged five snaps on offense<\/a> against the Steelers, per Pro Football Focus, but was not targeted. He did return four punts for 44 yards and was credited with a tackle for his stop following the muffed return.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers led by the final tally when Toney fumbled, allowing them to run out the clock.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT A SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf2 Stream on NFL+: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/COxKRnr6Mc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/COxKRnr6Mc<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GpQ6OLNOkp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GpQ6OLNOkp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelers\/status\/1865865814370304066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is an all-too-familiar story for Toney. He will now look to find a new team to join for the final four weeks of the season if not longer.<\/p>\n<h3>Kadarius Toney Has Flamed Out With 3 Teams<\/h3>\n<p>The Giants selected Toney with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2021 draft. Even then, Toney\u2019s on-field moments were highlighted by gaffes rather than the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNCFB\/status\/1165406053921517569\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">splash plays<\/a> he was drafted to make and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Giants\/status\/1447314246233214977\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has flashed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2021: Saints Week- <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NYGiants<\/a> trailing 21-10 in 4Q, they needed to get to work. We didn&#39;t get to see much of it, but there were flashes of the talent Toney had &amp; what he could have been. However a drop along the way would force a punt back to the Saints <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Giants100<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqsTFX0FbX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qqsTFX0FbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BigBlueVCR (@BigBlueVCR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigBlueVCR\/status\/1865131598880104561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce were Nos. 1 and 2 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/05\/chiefs-new-wr-corps-look-to-bounce-back-from-last-year\/\" target=\"_self\">Chiefs in drops<\/a> when the 2023 season concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Toney logged the <a  href=\"http:\/\/pfref.com\/pi\/share\/uw4ML\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest drop rate among receivers<\/a> and the fourth-highest rate in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have revamped their receiver room, even in the absence of Rice. Veteran DeAndre Hopkins and rookie first-round pick Xavier Worthy are doing the heavy lifting on the perimeter for Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Kelce, the emergence of Noah Gray at tight end has helped to offset the loss of Rice to a season-ending knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs are still having to navigate new challenges on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n<p>That includes self-inflicted issues like penalties and the turnovers that led to their lone blemish in the standings. Their sights are set on becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/02\/espn-smith-chiefs-super-bowl-mahomes-kelce\/\" target=\"_self\">first team in NFL history<\/a> to win three straight titles. Eliminating the mistakes is essential.<\/p>\n<p><em> Main Photo: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are 12-1 despite overcoming a myriad of challenges. They were in a similar situation just last season. Then, they had to overcome self-inflicted issues and still wound up winning their second straight Super Bowl. 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