On Thursday morning, it was reported that the Kansas City Chiefs were re-signing wide receiver Mecole Hardman — an unrestricted free agent for the second consecutive offseason. Last year, he signed with the New York Jets before returning to the Chiefs in a mid-season trade.
After an unspectacular season in which he appeared in only six games, he made two of the Chiefs’ biggest offensive plays during Super Bowl LVIII — including the game-winning touchdown. His postseason impact showed how the team had missed Hardman’s speed and playmaking.
With the team’s signing of free-agent Hollywood Brown — and the selection of Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft — it seemed like the Chiefs were moving on from Hardman.