Chiefs re-signing Mecole Hardman, per report: Why Super Bowl hero could have tough time seeing field in 2024

The final play of the 2023 NFL season came in February when Mecole Hardman caught the game-winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl LVIII, and it seems that won’t be the final reception he ever makes in a Chiefs uniform. 

The veteran receiver will be returning to Kansas City for the 2024 season after agreeing to a one-year deal, according to NFL.com. Earlier this offseason, Hardman had said that he would be open to a return to the Chiefs if they wanted him back. 

“We’ll just see if they want me back,” Hardman said in February. “If not, it might be somewhere else, so we’ll see.”

Hardman actually left Kansas City last year, but that didn’t work out so well for him. The veteran receiver signed with the New York Jets during free agency in 2023, but after only catching one pass through the first five games in New York, the Jets decided they were ready to move on from him, so they traded him BACK to Kansas City in October. 

Although Hardman had a mostly quiet year with the Chiefs, he came up huge in the Super Bowl with three catches for 57 yards and a touchdown. His score…


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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-06-06 15:25:18

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