New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney took just seven snaps in the team’s Week 1 victory over the Tennessee Titans. His lack of playing time was curious and head coach Brian Daboll offered little in terms of an explanation.
“Kadarius is working his way back. Those are the plays. We had more than just seven plays for him, but they weren’t called. And we’ll see what happens this week,” Daboll said. “The guys that were out there, we have confidence in. We have confidence in Kadarius. I think, again, I’ve mentioned this before a couple of weeks ago with our receiver position: It’s a competitive situation. And they’ll be evaluated on a week-to-week basis.
“So, relative to inactives or playtime or amount of plays, everybody’s got to earn their role. One week it might be a whole game; one week it might be less. But Kadarius has done a good job of learning our stuff. I have no concerns about him knowing our information.”
Asked on Wednesday about his lack if playing time, Toney seemed content.
“You go in wanting to do what you can for the team. That’s what I did. At the end of the day, I was there when my number was called. Simple,” he said. “I get paid to play, not coach. I don’t know what the plan was. At the end of the day, I just prepared as if I was going in and playing every play. I don’t know what else to say.”
Pressed further about his role and whether he was disappointed in his lack of snaps, Toney literally laughed it off.
“Disappointed in a victory? Disappointed in winning? You sound crazy,” Toney scoffed. “If I played two plays, one play and we win — I don’t really care nothing about getting no . . . it’s okay. You want a dollar? You know what I’m saying.”
With rookie wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson “day-to-day” with a knee injury, Toney’s role should increase against the Carolina Panthers in Week 2.
