National media outlet names Chiefs player as a top breakout candidate in 2023
According to NFL.com, the Kansas City Chiefs have one of the top breakout candidates in the NFL in 2023. NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks, a former cornerback who spent five seasons in the NFL, recently revealed his offensive "all breakout team". And Brooks included a recent addition to the Chiefs' offense. Brooks thinks Chiefs wide receiver […]
According to NFL.com, the Kansas City Chiefs have one of the top breakout candidates in the NFL in 2023.
NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks, a former cornerback who spent five seasons in the NFL, recently revealed his offensive "all breakout team".
And Brooks included a recent addition to the Chiefs' offense.
Brooks thinks Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney is in line for a big season in 2023.
Kansas City traded for Toney last October, sending a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick to the New York Giants for the former first-round pick out of Florida.
From NFL.com: The former first-round pick of the Giants provided a series of splash plays in the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVII triumph. And the ensuing buzz surrounding Toney's potential ascension to the WR1 role in Kansas City could foreshadow a breakout campaign for the 24-year-old. As an explosive weapon with exceptional stop-start quickness and running skills, Toney can produce big plays on horizontal or vertical routes. With Patrick Mahomes capable of elevating wideouts with his pinpoint accuracy and unlimited range, this emerging playmaker could make a serious mark on the 2023 campaign.
Toney is just 24 years old and he showed flashes of stardom last season with the Chiefs.
There's no doubt that the talent is there for Toney to excel in the NFL. The only question is whether or not he can stay healthy.
Since entering the NFL in 2021, Toney has missed 15 total games due to various injuries (and a trip to the COVID list in 2021).
If Toney can stay healthy, he has superstar potential playing alongside Patrick Mahomes.
Staying healthy has been an issue for the dynamic wide receiver, but Toney is still young enough that he has plenty of time to erase the narrative that he can't stay on the field more than he stays off it.
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