Andy Reid says Kadarius Toney’s injury status was ‘not made up’

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said wide receiver Kadarius Toney — who said the team was lying about his injury status before the AFC Championship Game victory over the Baltimore Ravens — is expected to be at practice this week.

“He’ll back back out there,” Reid said. “We’ll see how he does. … He’s been on the injury report. That part’s not made up by any means.

“He’s been working through some things. He’ll be back out there.”

The Chiefs, who will meet the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, will practice this week on Thursday.

Toney was ruled out of the Ravens game with a hip injury and was listed as questionable in the team’s final designation last week.

He was inactive for the game along with others who are dealing with injuries, such as offensive guard Joe Thuney and linebacker Willie Gay.

But on Saturday night, in a profanity-laced rant on an Instagram live video, Toney accused the

Chiefs of lying about the injury.

“You all reading all this cap-ass [stuff],” Toney said. “You can really believe it, I don’t give a [darn] … But yeah, that [stuff is untrue]. I’m not hurt. … I’m not hurt. None of that. It goes from hip to ankle to this to that.”

Reid said he had not seen the video but was aware of it.

Toney appeared in 13 regular-season games, but none since the Week 15 victory at the New England Patriots. In that game, Toney bobbled a Patrick Mahomes pass that became an interception. He’s been inactive for the Chiefs’ three playoff games.

The third-year pro has 27 receptions on 38 targets for 169 yards and a touchdown.

He also was involved in what would have been one of the highlight plays of the Chiefs season when he took a lateral from Travis Kelce and turned it into a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills. But Toney was penalized for lining up offside.

Toney, who played at Florida, was drafted 20th overall in 2021 by the New York Giants. He was acquired by the Chiefs in a trade last season.