After having a great start, the Kansas City Chiefs had been struggling for quite some time. The main reason behind the team’s losses has been their wide receivers’ poor performance this season. Now, WR Kadarius Toney dropped yet another pass which infuriated Patrick Mahomes to a great extent.
Recently the Kansas City Chiefs had a game against Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots. Though the Chiefs won the game by 27-17, their wide receivers disappointed once again. During the 4th quarter of the game, Mahomes threw a pass to Kadarius Toney, who dropped it. The drop further enabled Patriots’ Jahlani Tavai to intercept at that time.
After 2 plays, Patriots RB Kevin Harris’ interception cut the Chiefs’ lead to 10 points. This further made the Madden 24 star visibly angry. The camera captured him taking out his frustration and venting on the sidelines. It was obvious that Mahomes was disappointed with his team’s players including Kadarius Toney.
This was Patrick Mahomes’ reaction after Kadarius Toney dropped a pass that ended up being picked off by the Patriots. pic.twitter.com/lYA3DqB02H
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 17, 2023
It’s worth noting that this incident happened 7 days after the 28-year-old QB backed Toney. After his team’s loss to Josh Allen’s Bills, Mahomes revealed that he asked Kadarius Toney to be himself.
“Just be you. That’s all you can do in life or in this league. You’re going to make mistakes. Stuff’s going to happen in your life… You make one mistake, that’s not going to define you. It’s going to be how you respond to that mistake,” he said.
It’s worth noting that the Chiefs HC Andy Reid has already mentioned that 24-year-old Toney will stay in the line-up. However, his continuous bad performance might change the coach’s mind.
A look at the NFL stats of Kadarius Toney
Kadarius Toney has been having a career full of ups and downs in the NFL. Born in January 1999, the star player entered the league in 2021 with the New York Giants. The team selected him as their 20th pick in the 1st round of the NFL draft that year. The WR had a poor start to his game with only 4 receptions in 3 games.
However, the 6-foot WR grabbed eyeballs during the game against the New Orleans Saints. In that game, he got 6 catches for 78 receiving yards, leading his team to victory. The team put Kadarius Toney on the reserve list multiple times before he suffered a hamstring injury.
After 1 year, the Giants traded the Alabama-born player to the Chiefs in October last year. Toney recorded his first NFL touchdown during the Chiefs’ game against the Jaguars last season. After delivering a good performance in the Super Bowl 2022, Kadarius Toney had knee surgery this year.
Throughout his 3 years in the league, the 24-year-old athlete has 77 receptions and 3 TDs for 730 receiving yards. During the recent game against the Patriots, Kadarius Toney had 2 receptions for 5 yards. Now, it’ll be interesting to see how he performs in the rest of the games this season.