The Kansas City Chiefs are going into their second preseason game this Saturday, still figuring out their plans for the wide receiver position before the start of the regular season.
Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy updated the media on Tuesday regarding the play of Justyn Ross and Kadarius Toney in practice. Both players compete for the remaining wide receiver spots on the final roster.
“Justyn’s (Ross) making plays. He’s out there. He made a great catch there, down the sideline again, just continuing to grow (and) not make the same mistake twice for Justin; I love his attitude.” said Nagy. “He’s been very involved and really enjoying his process. And then Kadarius (Toney), again, (the) same thing. It’s making sure he’s just got to get healthy and get out there so that we can see him and see the reps.”
Ross and Toney are viewed as players on the bubble trying to improve their stock ahead of final cuts. Injuries have hampered both players as they seek to make a strong impression on Nagy and the coaching staff.
“We understand that we have our first and second group of guys that you guys have seen out there in different quarters; whoever that is, go ahead and use the competition to make a play,” said Nagy. “So I think it could, possibly, be different every game. We’ll wait and see.”
The injury to ‘Hollywood’ Brown opens up more opportunities for the other receivers trying to make an impression.