When the Kansas City Chiefs acquired former first-round pick Kadarius Toney from the New York Giants, some saw it as a potential move to help replace Tyreek Hill’s electric playmaking ability. It’s fair to say Toney helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII, but everything since has been nothing short of a disaster.
Toney’s struggles have been well-documented this year, from his dropped pass leading to a pick-six during the Chiefs’ regular-season opener to being offsides during one of Kansas City’s best plays of the season. Yet, for the most part, his teammates have stuck by him, with Travis Kelce even calling Toney “one of the Kansas City Chiefs’ best players.”
But now, ahead of the Chiefs’ biggest game of the year, their AFC Conference Championship matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City has deemed Toney inactive due to injury. Yet, they also indicated he’s being held out due to ‘personal reasons,’ which were later revealed to be due to Toney’s baby daughter being born Saturday night.
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Kadarius Toney takes to social media to push back against injury narrative
Kadarius Toney was inactive for the final three games of the Kansas City Chiefs’ regular season. He also didn’t play during the team’s first two playoff games. Now, Toney’s been ruled out again. Based on a leaked clip that’s been making its way around social media, he’s not happy about missing Sunday’s matchup with the Ravens.
There’s a… bit of language in the video, but mixed in between is Toney saying, “I’m not hurt, none of that s—. On God, not hurt, none of that. It goes from hip to ankle to this to that.”
While it’s certainly possible this clip is doctored in some way, we’re just putting it out there because if this is real, it’s a very bad look for Toney and the Chiefs ahead of their biggest game of the season.
Toney has one year left on his rookie contract and is set to earn $2.5 million in 2024. While the Chiefs need all the help they can get at the receiver position, at what point does the trouble become more than his production’s worth?
With just 41 receptions for 340 yards and three touchdowns across 20 regular season games for the Chiefs, it’s not hard to wonder whether other players could offer more production with fewer headaches.
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