Kadarius Toney

Kadarius Toney’s future with the Chiefs and the NFL is uncertain after being a healthy scratch at the Superbowl. Toney, who didn’t play any snaps after week 15 went public prior to the AFC Championship game claiming he was no longer injured. Toney was then deemed a healthy scratch for the Superbowl.

Toney, the former Giants 2021 first round pick, came over to the Chiefs in mid-season acquisition back in 2022. There was a lot of buzz coming out of Chiefs training camp and the pre-season, touting Toney as the clear Chiefs  #1 wide receiver headed into 2023, an injury riddled season fizzled that hope. In 13 games with the Chiefs in 2023, Toney finished with 27 receptions for 169 yards and 1 touchdown. The Chiefs will be looking to either trade or cut Toney this offseason. It is looking more and more like Kadarius Toney has taken his last NFL snap, unless there is a team desperate enough at wide receiver willing to take a shot on this high risk investment.

The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled out Kadarius Toney and All-Pro guard Joe Thuney when they face the Ravens in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. Thuney, who helped lead this offensive line to being one of the best in the league will be missed on Sunday. Nick Allegretti gets the start in Thuney’s place.

Isiah Pacheco, who missed the whole week of practice, as expected will play. Pacheco was dominant in the Divisional Round against the Bills, averaging 6.5 yards per carry which led to 97 yards and touchdown on the ground. Look for the Chiefs to lean heavily on Pacheco and the run game once again, if they plan to keep Lamar Jackson and the high flying Ravens offense off the field.

Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore have been ruled out for Chiefs for their divisional round game vs the Bills.

Look for the Chiefs to continue to lean on Rashee Rice, Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco in part 3 of the Allen/Mahomes playoff trilogy.

Rashee Rice will not play on Sunday due to a hamstring injury when the Chiefs face the Chargers in the final week of the regular season. Rice, who is having a great rookie campaign will come up 62 yards shy of the 1000 yard mark. Rice finished 2023 as the WR21, he was especially impressive in the last 8 games, in those games, he had 47 receptions for 560 yards and 3 touchdowns, and commanded a 23% target share during that time period.

The Chiefs have also ruled out L’Jarius Sneed and Kadarius Toney for Sunday’s contest as well. These aren’t surprising moves for the Chiefs as they are already locked into the  #3 seed and are playing it safe and allowing their key pieces to have important rest.