The Cleveland Browns are boosting their broad receiver room, signing former first-round decide Kadarius Toney, per NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport.
Per Rapoport, Toney will start on the observe squad and probably be elevated or signed to the 53-man roster at a later level. It’s a typical method groups take with veterans below the league’s expanded observe squad flexibility.
A proficient participant with off-the-field issues, Toney was launched by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs late final month after spending 1.5 seasons with the workforce. Taken twentieth total by the New York Giants within the 2021 NFL Draft, Toney was traded to the Chiefs mid-way by way of the 2022 season.
Whereas he’s flashed in spurts, his profession has been inconsistent, and Toney’s didn’t stay as much as his first-round billing. As a rookie, he caught 39 passes for 420 yards with the Giants. However he rapidly wore out his welcome and struggled to remain wholesome. In October of 2022, he was dealt to the Chiefs for a 3rd and sixth-round decide. He helped deliver Kansas Metropolis dwelling a Tremendous Bowl, returning a punt 65 yards to arrange a landing to beat the Philadelphia Eagles. He additionally caught a 5-yard rating.
In 2023, he performed a bit position within the offense, catching solely 27 passes for 169 yards and one landing. Toney was inactive at some point of the workforce’s playoff run. Regardless of being listed as injured, Toney went on Instagram to point the Chiefs merely had been refusing to play him.
“I’m not harm,” he stated within the video.
Toney later disputed the context, saying it was directed at New York Giants followers.
Toney was carried on the roster this offseason however didn’t make the 53-man roster, dropping out to first-round rookie WR Xavier Worthy and the re-signed JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Cleveland is seeking to bolster its passing recreation after a listless efficiency Sunday when it scored 17 factors in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys. QB Deshaun Watson threw for properly below 200 yards, whereas their “main” receiver TE David Njoku completed with 44. He additionally suffered a excessive ankle sprain that might maintain him out for weeks. The Browns additionally lately waived former third-round decide WR David Bell after a failed stint with the workforce.
The Steelers play the Browns in Weeks 12 and 14.
