Rookie WR Toney’s season over after playing 10 games

New York Giants firstround draft pick Kadarius Toney is probably going to head back home after the season ends this weekend and do his best to forget about his rookie year.

The 20th pick overall, Toney didn’t have a bad season statistically in comparison to the rest of New York’s underachieving receiving corps. His 39 catches for 420 yards rank second among Giants receivers in each category.

Toney’s problem was staying on the field. The exciting Florida product on Friday was ruled out of Sunday’s regular-season finale against Washington with a shoulder injury. He’ll finish the having played in 10 of 17 games.

Toney dealt with COVID19 before camp and late in the season. He also has had hamstring, ankle, thumb, quad and oblique issues, which have limited both his practices and games.

Earlier this week, coach Joe Judge said the problem many NFL rookies have is the season is longer and there are fewer breaks than in college. They need to learn how to manage their bodies and use the offseason to build muscle.

“In terms of Kadarius, he’s had a number of injuries,” Judge said. “I wouldn’t say there’s been anything that’s been (big).

They’ve all been legit injuries. There’s nothing that he’s stayed off the field for for an extended amount of time that he couldn’t play through.”

When he was healthy, Toney was a playmaker. His best game was against Dallas on Oct. 10 when he caught 10 passes for 189 yards and faked a couple of Cowboys defensive backs out of their cleats.

The end of the season was disappointing. He pulled an oblique against Tampa Bay on Nov. 22 and only played once the rest of the season, against Philadelphia on Dec. 26. That’s when he picked up the shoulder injury that Judge says is not serious.

Elsewhere, the Giants also ruled out WR John Ross (knee) and QB Mike Glennon (wrist). OL Will Hernandez (ankle), WR Collin Johnson (hamstring) and FB Cullen Gillaspia (knee) are questionable. ... Friday was the team’s final full practice of the regular season. It was held on the team’s practice field after crews cleared away about five inches of snow that fell overnight. “Of course, guys had a little fun with the snow afterwards — diving in there, throwing snowballs around — but it was a typical Friday as far as practice,” said cornerback James Bradberry.