Chiefs hope DeAndre Hopkins latest missing piece for Super Bowl run

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\u200bKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have a knack for getting midseason trades for wide receivers right.

In 2022, they sent a couple of draft picks to the New York Giants for Kadarius Toney, who in the fourth quarter of that season's Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles scored one touchdown and set up another with a long punt return.

Last season the acquisition was Mecole Hardman from the New York Jets. Hardman caught the touchdown pass in overtime to send the Chiefs to a Super Bowl LVIII victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

These trades have a way of working out the way the Chiefs intend, which is why they tried it again this year by dealing…