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Chiefs rookie receiver Mecole Hardman has shared kick return duties with De'Anthony Thomas this season, and that won’t change despite Hardman’s fumble on a kickoff return on Sunday in Detroit.
Kansas City special teams coordinator Dave Toub compared Hardman’s playmaking ability to Tyreek Hill‘s, and said he wouldn’t give up on Hill after a fumble so he won’t give up on Hardman either.
“We’ve got to get Mecole back out there,” Toub said, via ESPN. “The last time we had a turnover, a giveaway, was 2016. It’s been a long time. That was Tyreek. He put one on the ground and two plays later he ran one back for a touchdown, same game.”
The 21-year-old Hardman still has plenty to learn, but he’s a big-play threat whom the Chiefs view as a difference-maker, both on offense and on special teams. They’ll keep giving him the opportunity to make plays.