Chiefs TE Travis Kelce sends strong message to Kadarius Toney before Super Bowl LVIII
The curious case of Kansas City Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney continued throughout the Super Bowl LVIII bye week. Toney hasn't appeared in a game in six weeks due to injury and most recently personal reasons. After being ruled out of the AFC Championship Game on the Saturday prior, Toney took to Instagram Live to accuse his […]
The curious case of Kansas City Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney continued throughout the Super Bowl LVIII bye week.
Toney hasn't appeared in a game in six weeks due to injury and most recently personal reasons. After being ruled out of the AFC Championship Game on the Saturday prior, Toney took to Instagram Live to accuse his team of lying about his injury status.
Andy Reid was asked about the incident on the Monday following the game, expressing that Toney was injured and would soon return to practice. It seemed timely and convenient that Toney would be removed from the injury report entirely after such an incident.
"It's a day-by-day thing for him and where he's at," Chiefs OC Matt Nagy told reporters.
What's abundantly clear is that the team is still standing behind Toney through a challenging season marred by injury and disappointing play on the field. One of his biggest supporters, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, delivered a powerful message on the situation during his media availability on Friday.
"I want him to know it's always love in this building," Kelce said. "I know guys go through things both in this building and in their personal lives. He just had a baby girl, a beautiful baby girl. So shout out to Kadarius (Toney) for that one. But I think, you know, what's real is what happens in this building and how we can channel that. I just wanted to make sure he knew that we're all still behind him and ready to go get this Super Bowl."
Kelce has sought to uplift Toney at several different points of the season and maintains he's one of the most electrifying weapons on the team. Whatever is going on with Toney, appears to be extrinsic according to Kelce.
Still, there's no telling whether he'll play in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. Nagy's comments would suggest it's not a sure thing.
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