Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce is baffled by the circumstances that sent wide receiver Kadarius Toney to his team from the New York Giants.
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By Hina11.17.2022
"I don't know how he got out of that building," Kelles said on the 'New Heights Jason & Travis Kelles' podcast that he hosts with his brother.
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Big fans are also surprised. Tony, the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft,
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Rarely played for the Giants in his year and a half at East Rutherford, spending most of his time running around with trainers and coaches.
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The Giants dealt the troubled Toney to Kansas City on October 27 for the third and sixth round selections in the following year's draft.
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Tony, who was out injured, or rehab or whatever, immediately took the field for the Chiefs and started contributing.
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The matter is deep. Deeper than the Giants would like to admit. They were open to doing business with Tony at the start of the year
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It's unclear why they dealt him in the middle of a season where they were headed to the postseason with a wafer-thin wide receiver group.
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Since arriving in Kansas City, Tony has had two straight games, catching six passes for 69 yards,
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including his first NFL touchdown. He rushed twice for 33 yards and on punt returns.
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the Giants traded the 11th overall pick last year to Chicago for the 20th pick, a fifth rounder (#164), the Bears' top pick in 2022, and a fourth rounder.