Kadarius Toney

Giants rookie WR Kadarius Toney is likely out for Sunday's preseason finale due to lingering COVID-19 effects, according ton Darryl Slater of NJ.com. Toney was spotted standing on the sidelines during Friday's practice and not participating in any sort of work or drills.

Slater also added this in his Friday column:

"(Giants head coach Joe)Judge didn’t say this, but there’s basically no chance Toney plays Sunday. Among the factors Judge said he is considering for Toney’s status Sunday: “Is it the best thing for him and is it the best thing for our team to put a guy out there who hasn’t had a lot of reps?”

And if you read between the lines of Judge’s comments, you also shouldn’t expect Toney — who has barely participated in camp — to have much of a role early in the season."

“It’s unfortunate, but there’s a number of young guys that we haven’t been able to get them as many reps as we want to this training camp, to really get them ready for the season,” Judge said. “As a young player, you can’t lay back on years of experience."

Toney has been living the worst-case scenario of a rookie skill position player ahead of his first season. The expectation of him contributing from Week 1 are nil and with talented options ahead of him at receiver, he could be a healthy scratch or similar well into the season. Toney is a fade in re-draft and will at most be a dart throw as a waiver option.