Source – Kadarius Toney not expected to play in Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney is not expected to play in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Toney was one of the stars of Kansas City's Super Bowl victory last year over the Philadelphia Eagles, but he has struggled with injuries and inconsistent play this season.

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. However, he was not listed on the Chiefs' injury report for the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Tuesday that “we'll see” when asked if Toney would play in the Super Bowl, adding that Toney “has been practicing, we'll just see if he's up or not.” .

Toney also made headlines off the field earlier in the playoffs, when he said he was “not hurt” in a viral Instagram Live post after the Chiefs' championship game victory of the AFC. These comments were interpreted as Toney saying he did not have the hip and ankle injuries that the Chiefs had listed for him in their weekly injury reports.

Toney clarified last Monday that his profanity-filled speech was directed at fans of his former team – the New York Giants – and that he “never attacked the Chiefs, never said anything about the Chiefs.” .

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 was also called for an offsides penalty in a Dec. 11 loss to the Buffalo Bills, which negated his go-ahead run for a touchdown on a makeshift Travis Kelce lateral. Reid later said Toney did not check with the sideline official to make sure he was lined up correctly.

Toney played a big role in last season's Super Bowl win over the Eagles by catching a touchdown and returning a punt 65 yards to set up another, both in the fourth quarter.

ESPN's Adam Teicher contributed to this report.