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Kansas City receiver Kadarius Toney and Tennessee cornerback Caleb Farley, both first-round picks in the 2021 NFL draft, were among the cuts Tuesday as teams trimmed their rosters for the regular season.
Toney, who figured to be on the roster bubble, was on his second team since the New York Giants drafted him 20th overall three years ago. The Titans took Farley two picks later.
Teams had to cut their rosters to 53 players from the training camp maximum of 90. Toney, Farley and hundreds of others will be eligible to return on practice squads that allow up to 17 players, including a spot allocated for the International Player Pathway Program.
Injuries shortened both of Toney's first two seasons, and he was traded to the Chiefs during his second year with the Giants. The 25-year-old never displayed his dynamic playmaking skills consistently, but did have a big role in the first of the two Super Bowl rings he got with the Chiefs.
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In a three-minute span in the fourth quarter of Kansas City's 3835 win over Philadelphia in Super Bowl 57, Toney made two monumental plays. First, he caught a 5-yard TD pass that gave the Chiefs a 28-27 lead. Then, he returned a punt 65 yards to the Eagles 5-yard line to set up another TD. But Toney couldn't build off that success. He struggled last season, was inactive from Week 15 through the playoffs and sat out when the Chiefs finished their repeat against San Francisco.
The Titans drafted Farley out of Virginia Tech after he was the first player from a major college to opt out of the 2020 season because of the pandemic. Farley was drafted weeks after a second surgery to repair a back injury from college.
Farley started just twice as injuries limited him to 12 games over his first two seasons. Farley had another back procedure in 2023. The 25-year-old never played last season. The Titans kept him on the physically unable to perform list after his father was killed last August in an explosion that destroyed Farley's home in North Carolina.
Kelces cash in
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular "New Heights" podcast to Amazon's Wondery under a three year deal that gives the company exclusive advertising sales and distribution rights.
The financial terms of the deal were not immediately available, though some reports put the total at nine figures.
BRIEFLY
DOLPHINS: Miami receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will begin the season on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he'll miss at least the first four games.
49ERS: San Francisco's initial roster is missing a big piece with holdout All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams remaining on the reserve/ did not report list as he seeks a new deal. Star receiver Brandon Aiyuk is on the roster but has refused to practice unless he gets a new contract or is traded.
CARDINALS: Arizona released quarterback Desmond Ridder, which means Clayton Tune will be Kyler Murray's backup. Ridder started 13 games for Atlanta last season before being traded to the Cardinals in the offseason.
COWBOYS: Dallas put CeeDee Lamb on the commissioner exempt list a day after the All-Pro receiver agreed to a $136 million, four-year contract extension that ended his preseason-long holdout. The move allowed Dallas to put offensive lineman Chuma Edoga on the 53-man roster.
SEAHAWKS: Seattle had outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu on the active roster, a sign the Seahawks believe he can be ready in fewer than four games. Nwosu injured a knee in the preseason finale.
JETS: New York waived safety Jaylen Key, who was "Mr. Irrelevant" as the last pick in the draft. The former UAB and Alabama standout had a solid training camp, but was buried on the depth chart.
VIKINGS: Minnesota kept recovering tight end T.J. Hockenson (ACL tear) on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he must miss at least the first four games.
BRONCOS: Denver let go of receiver Tim Patrick, whose TD in the second preseason game was his first in 974 days. Patrick sustained season-ending injuries at the start of training camp in 2022 and '23.
BROWNS: Cleveland placed star running back Nick Chubb on the physically unable to perform list as he continues to recover from two surgeries last year. The Browns also released running back D'Onta Foreman.
COMMANDERS: Washington released veteran receiver Martavis Bryant, who is in his second season of trying to end a long hiatus from the NFL. The oft-suspended 32-year-old last played in the NFL in 2018.
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