Super Bowl hero Mecole Hardman says he told Chiefs to 'come get me' from Jets

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Mecole Hardman was apparently pretty homesick.

The Super Bowl LVIII hero said last week he "won't go back" to the New York Jets, but he apparently has had his mind set on that for quite a while.

After spending his first four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and winning two Super Bowls with them, the wide receiver inked a deal with Gang Green over the offseason.

However, the Jets failed to tap into the potential that Kansas City was able to, and at the trade deadline, the Jets traded Hardman to his old team. Just a few short months later, Hardman caught the walk-off touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers to fulfill the notion that the Chiefs are a dynasty.

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Wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr., #12 of the Kansas City Chiefs, lifts the Lombardi trophy after Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Well, in what may or may not be a case of tampering, Hardman admitted that he was in contact with some rather important members of the Chiefs ahead of the trade deadline, trying to get them to acquire him.

Hardman admitted that he was "checked out" by early October, shortly after the Jets and Chiefs faced each other, saying he did not like how he was handled by the team.

"It was over with. I had already talked to [Chiefs general manager Brett] Veach and [Patrick Mahomes] like, ‘Come get me,'" Hardman said on NFL analyst Ryan Clark's podcast.

Mecole Hardman Jr., #6 of the New York Jets, warms up prior to a football game at AT&T Stadium on Sept. 17, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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