Chiefs’ Andy Reid says Kadarius Toney injury ‘not made up’،
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coach Andy Reid said the Kansas City Chiefs did not file erroneous injury reports regarding Kadarius Toney, as the wide receiver claimed in a profanity-filled Instagram Live post that he was assigned.
“He is on the injury report, [so] that part is in no way made up,” Reid said.
In his message, Toney said he was not dealing with the hip and ankle injuries the Chiefs recently listed for Toney in their weekly injury reports.
“I’m not hurt,” Toney said. “Nothing of that.”
Toney hasn't played since a Week 15 game against the New England Patriots in which he deflected a pass to a defender for an interception for the second time this season. The Chiefs said before Sunday's AFC Championship Game that Toney would not play due to injuries and personal reasons. Toney's partner gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, on Saturday.
Reid said he had not seen Toney's post but was made aware of it. On Monday, Reid said Toney was “working on some things” and would be with the Chiefs when they begin practice Thursday for Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers.
Teams and coaches can be fined by the NFL for posting inaccurate or misleading injury reports. In December, then-Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith was fined $25,000 and the team $75,000 for failing to disclose that running back Bijan Robinson was suffering from an illness who limited him in a game against Tampa Bay earlier in the season.
The Chiefs were counting on Toney to shoulder a big workload this season, but he only had 27 catches for 169 yards and a touchdown. He played a big role in last season's Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles by catching a touchdown and returning a punt 65 yards to set up another, both in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs held team meetings Monday and players will be off Tuesday and Wednesday before starting Super Bowl practice Thursday. Reid said he hopes the game plan will be established by the time the Chiefs leave for Las Vegas on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
