Travis Kelce Thinks The Giants Screwed Up Trading Kadarius Toney
Kadarius Toney has made quite the first impression with the Chiefs since the trade to bring him to Kansas City. Through two weeks since the trade, the former Florida product has six catches for 69 yards (nice) and a touchdown which can be seen below.
On the latest episode of ‘New Heights’, Travis Kelce talked about how he believes the Giants made an enormous mistake letting Kadarius Toney out of the building.
“I don’t know how he got out of that building,” Kelce said on the “New Heights w/ Jason & Travis Kelce” podcast that he hosts with his brother. “I don’t get it one bit…I don’t even want to know what happened over there. I am just extremely happy that [Chiefs general manager] Brett Veach found a way yet again to get an unbelievably talented player in this building.”
“When you get a trade like that, you think there’s something you have to weigh out,” the Chiefs tight end said. “Ever since he’s been in the building it’s, man this dude’s smart, man this dude’s crazy athletic, man this guy has a lot of confidence.
“When you have a lot of confidence, that means you understand what’s going on out there. You’re seeing things, you know how to attack it. That goes back to being a smart player and a smart person. He’s been a great teammate.”
“I never saw anyone catch punts like this,” Kelce said. “I would assume all the great ones do it like this. Usually you get a guy, a punt’s in the air, they go sprinting back to where they think it’s going to go, then they’re back there trying to adjust to it… As soon as the punt happens, he sees where it’s going, casually starts walking… 10 feet before it gets to him, finally he gets ready and just snags it and is in full gamer mode.
“Crazy athlete, unbelievable player when he gets the ball in his hands and obviously can run great routes.”
For those keeping score at home, I was a fan of Kadarius Toney. I just didn’t think he was a first round player. Had talent if used correctly. In Kansas City, he’s perfect and can be the Chiefs’ Percy Harvin type guy. With the Giants, yes, picking him in the first round was a reach. I think we can all agree on that. Using a third round pick to acquire a chess piece like Toney is much more practical but that’s what good organizations like the Chiefs do.
Come playoff time, I’m on the side of Kelce. He’s going to be an important weapon for the Chiefs moving forward. Having two speed demons like Toney and Mecole Hardman only makes life easier for Kelce to eat in the middle of the field. The early returns on the Toney trade are positive and the Chiefs tight end is smiling ear to ear with the new acquisition.
