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New York Giants Injury Update: Hope for Kadarius Toney's Return?

The Giants continue to wait and see which of their injured players might be available for Monday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Patricia Traina

New York Giants Injury Update: Hope for Kadarius Toney's Return?
New York Giants Injury Update: Hope for Kadarius Toney's Return? /

Could  help on offense be on the way ahead of the New York Giants' Monday Night game against the Kansas City Chiefs?

That's what the Giants are hoping for, and based on some very early takeaways from the part of practice open to the media, there was at least one new encouraging sign to emerge from the part of Friday's practice open to the press.

Rookie receiver Kadarius Toney (ankle), who hasn't practiced since his injury and who missed last week's game against the Panthers, took part in the individual drills and was listed as limited.

If Toney is healthy enough, he could see some snaps as a punt returner, according to special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey.

“You can’t draft a guy and say, ‘Oh, this guy has great return ability. He can do all of this,’ and then as soon as he gets here [say], ‘Oh, we can’t put him on punt return. He’s made out of glass, he’s going to hurt himself,’” McGaughey said.

In other Giants injury news, running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) and receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) appear to be headed in the opposite direction. Both players went to work with trainers after the team's opening stretch, and both are in danger of missing their respective third straight game with their respective injuries after not practicing Friday.

Before practice, Giants head coach Joe Judge said there was hope that Toney, Barkley, and Golladay might be able to do a little more in practice, adding that they'd start with the trainers and see where things went from there.

On the defensive side of the ball, outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter (ankle) and safety Nate Ebner (ankle) did not practice. It would be the second straight day they were unable to work this week, which puts their respective statuses for Monday's game in doubt.

Also not practicing was inside linebacker Carter Coughlin, added to the team's injury report with an ankle issue.

Tight end Evan Engram, defensive lineman Danny Shelton, receiver Sterling Shepard and tight end Kaden Smith were all listed as limited Friday, joining Toney in that hopeful category.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for over 30 seasons for multiple media outlets, including Inside Football, Fan Sided, SB Nation, The Athletic, Forbes, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated).  In addition to being a credentialed member of the New York Giants press corps, Patricia has covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. Patricia’s late father was a long-time New York Giants season ticket holder who helped instill her love and appreciation of the game and the franchise at a very early age.  She was able to parlay that knowledge of Giants franchise history into her first published work, The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants (Triumph Books, September 2020). She has enhanced her knowledge of the game by completing two semesters with the Scouting Academy and taking a course in NFL salary cap management. In addition to her work with Giants Country, Patricia is the host of the very successful LockedOn Giants podcast (also available on YouTube), featuring analysis, interviews, and Giants fan interaction. Patricia is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America and has participated in the mentoring of aspiring journalists. Patricia holds a Bachelor’s degree in English literature (with a minor in creative writing) and a Master’s degree in Corporate Communication. She is a certified resume development specialist (corporate, military transition, and federal) and interview coach who enjoys music and creating fan art featuring her favorite bands. 

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