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The Kansas City Chiefs had a rough time in Seattle, facing off against the Seahawks in preseason Week 2, but that didn’t stop bubble candidate Robert Tonyan from continuing his red-hot camp and summer.
The journeyman tight end, Tonyan, led all KC pass-catchers with 5 targets and 5 receptions, accumulating 41 receiving yards and 1 touchdown. It’s the second straight week of preseason football that Tonyan has led the Chiefs or tied for the lead in both receptions and yardage, with 3 catches for 49 yards against the Arizona Cardinals.
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The tight end was a rare bright spot on Friday night, as the Chiefs were pretty much pummeled by the Seahawks from start to finish.
Of course, it should be reiterated that Patrick Mahomes and the large majority of the Kansas City starters did not even suit up for this outing. But head coach Andy Reid and his staff still won’t be pleased with this performance either way, outside of Tonyan and a handful of others.
It’s been a torrid few weeks for Tonyan, who has really risen to the occasion after expected training camp darling and rookie tight end Jake Briningstool suffered a hamstring injury early on. That opened the door for the veteran, and he hasn’t looked back, doing everything possible to secure a spot on the 53-man roster.
It’s unclear how many tight ends Kansas City will keep at the cutdown in 2025. But Tonyan is certainly making the Chiefs think long and hard about retaining a fourth TE behind Travis Kelce, Noah Gray and Jared Wiley.