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Mecole Hardman was an unlikely hero for the Chiefs on Sunday night, catching the game-winning touchdown in overtime to make Kansas City back-to-back Super Bowl champions.
After the game, tight end Travis Kelce said he “couldn’t be happier” for Hardman to come through in that moment.
Mecole Hardman was an unlikely hero for the Chiefs on Sunday night, catching the game-winning touchdown in overtime to make Kansas City back-to-back Super Bowl champions.
After winning Super Bowl LVII with the Chiefs last season, Hardman signed with the Jets as a free agent. But with minimal playing time — he caught just one pass for 6 yards in five games with New York — the Jets traded him back to the Chiefs in October.
Battling through injury, Hardman played just six regular-season games for the Chiefs, catching 14 passes for 118 yards. Then he had a critical giveaway in the divisional round against Buffalo, fumbling a ball out of bounds in the end zone for a touchback.
But on the biggest stage of the Super Bowl, Hardman caught a 52-yard bomb for the game’s longest play. And when the Chiefs needed a touchdown to become back-to-back champions, Patrick Mahomes turned to a wide-open Hardman for a 3-yard score.
After the game, tight end Travis Kelce said he “couldn’t be happier” for Hardman to come through in that moment.