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ArticleChiefs waive return specialist Nikko Remigio after midseason trade
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On Wednesday morning, the team also announced that wide receiver and return specialist Nikko Remigio was waived. He has been the Chiefs' primary returner for three seasons... In each of his three NFL seasons, Remigio's punt-return average has dropped. In the 2024 regular season, he averaged 9.5 yards per punt return, but this season his average is 5.6 yards; out of 14 "qualified" punt returners, that is the lowest average in the NFL.
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Remigio waived after three seasons; punt-return average fell to NFL-low 5.6 yards.

Waived by the Chiefs on Wednesday after three seasons as the team's primary returner; his punt-return average has declined each season, dropping to 5.6 yards per return this season—the lowest among 14 qualified punt returners in the NFL, down from 9.5 yards in the 2024 regular season; rookie running back Emmett Johnson has emerged as a strong kick-return option and rookie wideout Cyrus Allen has also repped the returner spot.

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