SUMMARY
- Kansas City Chiefs' wide receiver Kadarius Toney is not expected to play in Super Bowl 58 due to severe hip and ankle injuries.
- The Chiefs have faced multiple losses due to injuries to key players, affecting their roster against the San Francisco 49ers.
The wide receiver of the Kansas City Chiefs Kadarius Toney is not expected to make an appearance at the Super Bowl 58 on Sunday. It was again a crucial loss that the whole team had to confront. This season he was inconsistent due to his multiple injuries. Although last season he made it big in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
His last game that he was functional in was against the New England Patriots. In that game, he also marked his second interception for this season. Toney made news days back when he declared himself absolutely fine and not injured. Toney reportedly is having a severe hip and ankle injury, because of which he won’t be able to make it to the Super Bowl 58.
Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney, who scored a touchdown during Kansas City’s Super Bow win over Philadelphia one year ago, is not expected to play today for Super Bowl LVIII, per league source. Toney was off the final Super Bowl LVIII injury report.https://t.co/rc099JWYD0
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 11, 2024
The Chiefs have suffered multiple losses before the Super Bowl which will heftily affect their roster against the San Francisco 49ers. Mentioned below are some major backlashes that the Chiefs had to undergo owing to multiple injuries to their star players.
The NFL stats of Chiefs’ wide receiver Kadarius Toney
Kadarius Toney began his NFL career with the New York Giants in the year 2021. His four-year contract was worth $13.7 million. In his end season with the Giants, he became the player with the second-highest receiving yards. In 2022 he was traded to the Chiefs, where he scored his first career touchdown.
Kadarius Toney’s game-changing touchdown helped the Chiefs to win against the Philadelphia Eagles with a score of 38-35. In 2023 he accounted for a receiving yard of 169 and made 27 receptions. He also made another touchdown this year with the Chiefs.
In 2023, Kadarius Toney played in thirteen games and started for two of them. His game was affected immensely because of his injuries.
Major amends made in the Chiefs’ roster ahead of Super Bowl 58
Chiefs will have to confront the San Franciso 49ers without their major offensive threat Joe Thuney, as he has been ruled out owing to a serious injury. Joe Thuney has officially been discarded from the team. This was a big blow to the Chiefs’ tackle strategy. With Joe’s exit, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have fallen into a highly precarious situation.
Joe Thuney had been inflicted with a pectoral injury because of which Chiefs might fall feeble while confronting the 49ers. Not only Joe Thuney but there have also been some other exits from the team. Prince Tega Wanogho has also got a quadricep injury. Even the Chiefs’ running back is down with a groin injury. With Super Bowls knocking on the door, the Chiefs might have to handle this very carefully.
The injuries will definitely create a hurdle for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl 58 but we must ignore the fact that the powerful duo of Mahomes and Kelce might work wonders. Let’s see how the Chiefs will cope with the loss of some of their most crucial players.