{"id":299366,"date":"2023-12-14T15:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299366"},"modified":"2023-12-14T15:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:54:01","slug":"patrick-mahomes-to-kadarius-toney-following-loss-to-bills-one-mistake-not-going-to-define-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/patrick-mahomes-to-kadarius-toney-following-loss-to-bills-one-mistake-not-going-to-define-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes' to Kadarius Toney following loss to Bills: One mistake 'not going to define you'"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a rough year for Kadarius Toney.<\/p>\n

Dropped passes have been the most prevalent issue with his performance in 2023, but on Sunday, he caught a pass thrown to him, a backwards pass from tight end Travis Kelce, leading to what most everyone believed was a go-ahead touchdown in the final two minutes of a close game against the Bills. The magical play was negated, though, by another Toney error: He’d lined up offside.<\/p>\n

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u00a0was incensed by the call, letting the side judge hear it after the Chiefs failed to convert and went on to lose to Buffalo, 20-17. He’s since walked back his rage, admitting officials made the correct call, which has once again unintentionally shifted the spotlight back on Toney.<\/p>\n

Mahomes said Wednesday he’s not interested in pinning blame on his teammate. Instead, he’s focused on uplifting Toney.<\/p>\n

“Just be you,” Mahomes said of his message to Toney, via ESPN. “That’s all you can do in life or in this league. You’re going to make mistakes. Stuff’s going to happen in your life. How do you accept that adversity and get past it and do it the right way?<\/p>\n

“You make one mistake, that’s not going to define you. It’s going to be how you respond to that mistake.”<\/p>\n

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