Chiefs land Toney in trade with Giants
The Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring wide receiver Kadarius Toney from the New York Giants in exchange for their compensatory third-round pick and a sixth-rounder, a source told Jordan Schultz, theScore's NFL insider.
Breaking: Kadarius Toney
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 27, 2022
To Chiefs, source tells @theScore. #Chiefs trade their conditional 3rd round pick and 6th to #Giants.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll later confirmed the deal and added that the move was "best for the team," according to Tom Rock of Newsday Sports.
Toney leaves the Giants in the midst of his second season with the team. He was drafted 20th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, though that was under the regime of former general manager Dave Gettleman.
The 23-year-old wideout struggled to make an impact in Daboll's offense. Toney, who has been sidelined since Week 2 due to injury, played just 35 combined snaps over the first two games of the season.
The former first-round pick suggested he is healthy in a now-deleted tweet later Thursday.
Toney is under contract through the 2024 season, with a fifth-year option also available for the 2025 campaign.
The addition of Toney in the Chiefs' offense gives Patrick Mahomes another dynamic pass-catcher to target. Travis Kelce leads the team with 553 receiving yards, while JuJu Smith-Schuster's 494 yards rank second. Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Mecole Hardman round out the top of Kansas City's wide receiver room.
The Chiefs traded star receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins this past offseason but head into their Week 8 bye at 5-2 while ranking first in points per game and second in yardage.