The Kansas City Chiefs had been here before. The signing of a veteran tight end to add a bit of competition to the offseason 90-man roster is a fairly typical thing for Brett Veach—think Irv Smith Jr. or Kendall Blanton.
Imagine the collective surprise of Chiefs Kingdom, then, when Robert Tonyan to upend any and all expectations.
Through two preseason games, Tonyan has been the Chiefs' leading receiver against the both the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. While the sample size is small, the competition suspect, and the scenario ultimately meaningless, anyone who's watched Tonyan's body of work knows there's very real roster impact at work.