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week. I'll see you in the morning. This just in from the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs are cutting wide receiver Kadarius Toney according to multiple reports, Toney has had some notable drops during his Kansas City tenure, but he also won two championships. He had a huge punt return in the fourth quarter in the Super Bowl win over the Eagles. Two seasons ago, but he became more expendable when the Chiefs reunited with Juju Juju Smith Schuster on Monday. Let's bring in our NFL analyst Bryant B-mac McFadden and Bryant. Bryant I never call you Bryant back. You know like you we talked about this before. The possibility of Kadarius Toney no longer being on the Chiefs. You even mentioned it on our HQ spotlight show last week. So not very surprised. But your reaction to the Chiefs cutting him and what his future looks like going forward? Yeah, Haley, unfortunately for Kadarius Toney it never really played out the way they thought it would when Kansas City acquired him from the New York New York Giants. A former first rounder. Of course, talent is there, potential is there? The skill set? But it just never really played out. And if you if it doesn't play out when you're receiving passes from Pat Mahomes, when you're part of an offense that's being dialed up and orchestrated by Andy Reid, that's not a good sign. That's not a good sign. You talked about the drops that have been associated with Kadarius Toney playing with the Chiefs. You talk about the lack of focus, the detail, the lack thereof. You know, it just never really surfaced. And then when you look at this final opportunity for Kadarius Toney to really showcase that he could be a contributor to their offense, it never really came to realization throughout preseason play. So me personally, I'm not surprised because I kind of saw the writing on the wall, especially going into this training camp opportunity with Kadarius Toney. But now it's about what's next. You know, that first round status will forever be associated with Kadarius Toney and the skill set. The talent, the quickness, the speed is still there. So maybe there's an organization that could that feels like you know what, we maybe can unlock that hidden treasure that we know he has within his game. Now we got to wait and see how it plays out. But right now, if Andy Reid wasn't able to unlock it along with Pat Mahomes, who knows what the future holds for Kadarius Toney? Is there a team off the top of your head that you think would say, oh, like he's available now? We need him on our roster, or just sort of waiting for the chips to fall. I think it's more so about waiting for the chips to fall, because I think there will be other wide receivers that could become available between here and Opening Day. So for Kadarius Toney, you know, just kind of keeping your nose clean, just kind of staying in shape, waiting the process out because there will be injuries, there will be cuts. So right now it's just an open flow of what door will open first for Kadarius Toney. And now he has to play the waiting game. Unfortunately. Yeah. There's this is a tough day for so many NFL players. So obviously we keep that at the forefront when we're talking about this. We'll get more into those cuts in a moment. But be back now that there's no more Toney in Kansas City, that sort of clears the way for some of these other wide receivers on the roster. What do you make now of that room in Kansas City? You know you've got guys like Xavier Worthy. They reunited with Juju Smith Schuster. How do you feel about the Chiefs wide receiver room. Well Rasheed Rice is wide receiver one for the Chiefs. And so far everything has been a bit quiet with rice. When you look at some of the off the field issues that have circulated throughout this off season, will he be suspended by the NFL with things being so quiet? Haley, we don't know. So until we hear otherwise, he is the wide receiver one for the Chiefs. Then you look at Xavier Worthy who is a rookie first round selection. Talk about the speed, the ability to get behind coverages. That's a big time plus. And then eventually you get Hollywood Brown back into the fold as well once he's healthy. So when you look at the top three spots for Kansas City at the wide receiver positions, you start with rice, Hollywood Brown when he is healthy, and then Xavier Worthy, and then adding a guy like Juju Juju Smith Schuster. I think that's a big time. Plus that's a low risk potential high reward type of move. And the reason why I feel that way is because, you know, two years ago when he was with the Kansas City Chiefs, I mean, he established a nice relationship with Pat Mahomes. He received over 100 or so targets. He brought in around 78 receptions, almost 1000 yards, 933 yards to be exact, along with three receiving touchdowns. So the relationship that was established with Pat Mahomes was well documented in that season, with juju being a part of the Chiefs. And maybe they can relive relive some of those moments that they had during that championship like run. So it's almost like a I don't want to say it's a makeshift type group of wide receivers because they have some notable names. I'm have more concerns with the depth or the lack thereof, especially if Rasheed Rice gets suspended by the NFL. But right now they should be okay. I think this unit should be better than what we saw a year ago, along with the health of Hollywood Brown returning back to form, returning back to the lineup. But Haley, you know, it's all about number 15. When you have number 15, he can cover up a lot of issues that you may have circulating within your offense because he is that guy. Yeah, maybe not as much of an issue for them. Whenever you've got Patrick Mahomes saying he's not having any fun and yet he's winning Super Bowls. So obviously they always find a way to figure it out back. We know today the deadline to make these roster cuts is today at 4 p.m. So we are in set for, you know, several more notable names being cut today. As you take a look at this list here. Here's what we've seen. You know, move so far. I'm curious who's the most surprising name to you when you see this list of players that have already been cut today? Number two on the list right there in the graphic, Haley Desmond Ridder he surprisingly got cut today. And the reason why this is a big surprise for me, Haley, is because they just traded for Desmond Ridder this past offseason. Right? Arizona did some nice business with Atlanta. They ended up sending Rondale Moore to Atlanta. Of course he's injured for the for the entire season. But you think about what they have outside of Kyler Murray. You know you would think Desmond Ridder a former third round selection, is a guy that didn't really surface a lot last year as a starter for Atlanta. But just the experience and just the potential talent that could be unlocked behind a guy like Kyler Murray could be beneficial. But they decided to cut ties and go with Clayton Tune as the backup for Kyler Murray there in Arizona. I'm I'm a bit I was a bit surprised because now if you look at the rosters with most offenses, Haley, most teams decide to keep at least three guys at the quarterback position. You know what I mean? Because it's a long season and anything can happen. Clearly with Arizona cutting ties with Desmond Ridder and potentially bringing in another guy to play quarterback, that has to learn this offense in a quick way and a quick manner. It doesn't seem to be ideal, but clearly they have other things in plan for their organization. So that's why that was a big surprise for me. Seeing Desmond Ridder get released by the Cardinals. Yeah, it was definitely a surprise when we were live on HQ as well. Just one of those things where the NFL is going to have to sort itself out. Our Bryant be Mac McFadden joining us to discuss all of the latest in NFL roster moves. B-mac thanks so much for hopping on with us here. A lot of surprise names on that. But that's the nature of the NFL cycle. It's where we're at in the season. The official season for us here on CBS will begin on September 8th. We've got so many exciting games kicki off in