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Transcript: Wide Receiver Kadarius Toney

Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/23/2021 6:41 pm
Wide Receiver Kadarius Toney

Opening Statement: Before I get started, I want to address the elephant in the room with social media. I know a lot of stuff was misinterpreted by me talking about the Giants or whatever. It had nothing to do with the Giants. (I'm) just focused on (getting) ready to play against the Falcons. I know a lot of people saw what I posted, like media wise, me saying the media this and that. That's not meant for everybody. The ones, they specifically know who I'm talking about because of the story that they want to make, want to create, stuff like that, they know exactly who I'm talking about. I apologize to the rest of you all who do a great job in what you all do. I'm going to leave it at that.

Q: What were you referring to with the initial post?

A: It's really a personal issue. It's a personal matter I don't really want to address it like that. That's why I left it at what it was.

Q: What have you learned about social media and what could happen when you post things on social media?

A: What (have) I learned? I really learned that it's really your job to create whatever you're all going to create or out of whatever you all want it to be. From my standpoint, I'm just going to go back to what I normally used to do and not post at all to give you nothing to really talk about.

Q: What's the advice that your teammates and coaches have given you on this?

A: Really just stay encouraged and keep going like I always (have) been doing.

Q: How do you feel about your role so far?

A: I feel pretty good in it.

Q: Would you like to be used more?

A: I feel pretty good where I'm at.

Q: How anxious are you to give people some football to talk about?

A: I mean everyday I wake up with football on my mind. I don't really know what to tell you. If you all don't see the progression or whatever coming along by now, I guess you all won't ever see it.

Q: We don't see it on Sunday. Fans don't see it in the games. Do you need a big play or something on the field in a game where people see it and say, 'That's the guy?'

A: Yeah, a play would be pretty good. As far as me taking that (as) the first thing on my mind as soon as I wake up, not really. I wake up every day, come in, do my job, do what I can every day to increase my role, increase my ability every day. I don't really need justification from everybody about what I'm doing because I understand what's going on.

Q: What is the next step you need to show the coaches in practice in order to earn their trust for more snaps and opportunities in the game in your opinion?

A: Get ready for the Falcons.

Q: Where are you at with your progress with finding a rhythm in this offense and sort of mastering this offense? Where are you at right now with that?

A: Coming along. We did that in practice, so this is a day (and) step closer to playing the Falcons right now.

Q: Physically, how are you doing? You're not on the injury report anymore, how are you feeling?

A: I'm feeling pretty good. I'm ready to play against the Falcons right now.

Q: Is it a relief to feel back to your old self physically?

A: I kind of (always) felt (like) myself because I wake up myself every day.

Q: Is there more attention on you in the NFL and New York than you expected or anticipated?

A: Yeah, I just kind of am getting the grasp of it, getting pretty much new to this. Yeah, I'll say it's increased since I've been in Florida, so yeah.

Q: What do you say to the idea that by responding to some of these things, means you're listening to it and you're hearing it and you're letting it affect you?

A: Not half the stuff that's on social media really affects me. That's what it looks like (from) your point of view. It really doesn't sway me this way or that way, because at the end of the day, I still have to come in, do my work, do my job, try to be the best player I can be, be coachable by the coaches every day. I doesn't really affect (anything) that I do.

Q: Then why respond?

A: What do you mean? Because I can, I've got a mouth (laughs).

Q: There was a point in the game on Thursday where (Head Coach) Joe Judge pulled you over and you were talking on the sideline. What was his message to you there?

A: Just stay encouraged. Just stay locked in because at the end of the day, the game was not over. I had to just go get ready to get the corrections that everybody else received and get ready for the next drive.

Q: How different is this offense or the plays for the receivers, the routes you're running from what you were running at Florida?

A: There's not really a difference because it's all pretty much just football. You can run the one route, you can run that same route ten different ways. It's not really like a big difference.

Q: It's a long season ahead obviously, so how excited and eager are you to get out and show people that this is what you can do on the field and here's how explosive you can be?

A: Right now, I'm just focused on really playing the Falcons. I'm not really taking a lot of that into consideration. I'm just ready to play honestly, show the coaches what I can do. Coach Judge, he always keeps me encouraged and stuff, so that's what I pretty much do.

Q: What kind of a player do you expect to be?

A: An exciting one I guess from what you all tell me or from what you all want to write about. So exciting, that's what I'm aiming for.

Q: On a lighthearted note, should some of us take it as a compliment that you referred to people as clowns because your nickname is 'Joka'?

A: 'Joka,' that's a whole different entity than football. That's something totally different, but I don't want you guys to get offended by me calling you 'clowns' because it's not everybody that I was referring to. It was only the few people that really try to create a mess or create a whole scene about what I posted, even though I normally post anyway on Instagram. It could be seen by a million people, but as soon as I post it at a certain time or whatever, you all feel like it's uncomfortable then it's this and that, that I'm talking about the Giants – which I never referred to the Giants or anything like that.

Q: Obviously, you and (Falcons Tight End) Kyle Pitts put on a show down there. You're going to see him this weekend, but on the other side of the field.

A: It's going to be exciting. I just want him to be the best player he can be, I want to be the best player I can be. I wish him the best of luck. I'm just ready to play against the Falcons right now.

Q: Do you have a little scouting report for what he brings that the defense will have to worry about?

A: No.

Q: Do you think you can learn to love the New York area and playing in this market?

A: What do you mean? I love the New York area. I never said anything bad about it.

Q: I'm talking about the spotlight.

A: Do I like the spotlight in New York? I really kind of like it. It can either help you or harm you. It's really what you want to do with it, so just got to be smarter and make better decisions nowadays.
Not the best way to start your career  
Dave in PA : 9/23/2021 6:51 pm : link
Just stay of Twitter for like 3 months my man
His taalk on focus is good  
jvm52106 : 9/23/2021 7:07 pm : link
but the rest is nothing more than "you guys say whatever you want to his vague and poorly timed social media post".. Take responsibility, move on and make some fucking plays.
he seems way too combative with the media  
JJ2525 : 9/23/2021 7:08 pm : link
for someone who's literally yet to make a single positive play in his NFL career. take the L on your social media miscue and move on.
Honestly, I am trying very hard to cheer for Toney’s success as a fan  
Rick in Dallas : 9/23/2021 7:28 pm : link
But some of his answers to the media questions just seem off to me.
I wonder if this kid is going to be able to handle the NY media.
Guy seems kind of like a dick....  
KerrysFlask : 9/23/2021 7:45 pm : link
Needs thicker skin.

If we haven't noticed his progression by now?... The hell is he talking about....
Completely rooting for the kid  
larryflower37 : 9/23/2021 7:54 pm : link
This team is desperate for a playmaker but damn he is not going to make it here with his attitude.
He's not comfortable doing this yet.  
81_Great_Dane : 9/23/2021 8:19 pm : link
If he turns into a star player, he'll probably be more comfortable, but at that point, if he wants to do the Marshawn Lynch thing and not talk, he can get away with it.

He seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder. Not the first young football player to be angry about perceived slights. Won't be the last. I think he'll be fine. Eventually.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 9/23/2021 8:26 pm : link
Social media sucks.
I didn't like the pick  
Joey in VA : 9/23/2021 9:08 pm : link
But I always feel for these kids in the NY spotlight. He was a BMOC at UF in a small town in Florida and he now has to face a pool of sharks every week. He'll get there, I'm pulling for him and I think he getting a little more comfortable. He seemed a little more at ease in this one, let's give him some time.
RE: Honestly, I am trying very hard to cheer for Toney’s success as a fan  
Mdgiantsfan : 9/23/2021 9:18 pm : link
In comment 15380675 Rick in Dallas said:
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But some of his answers to the media questions just seem off to me.
I wonder if this kid is going to be able to handle the NY media.


Watching that had me wondering how he did in his interview Giants brass. That was a rough interview.
This dude  
Les in TO : 9/23/2021 9:22 pm : link
Was really the best they could do at 20? Was this a panic pick like Cedric Jones?
Many of you hate canned nothing responses  
Ten Ton Hammer : 9/23/2021 9:22 pm : link
Yet when a player is honest, it generates a backlash.

Besides, he's not saying anything about the media that you haven't. Did he have to call out Leonard by name?
RE: He's not comfortable doing this yet.  
Dave in PA : 9/23/2021 9:24 pm : link
In comment 15380701 81_Great_Dane said:
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If he turns into a star player, he'll probably be more comfortable, but at that point, if he wants to do the Marshawn Lynch thing and not talk, he can get away with it.

He seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder. Not the first young football player to be angry about perceived slights. Won't be the last. I think he'll be fine. Eventually.
but a chip on his shoulder about what? The giants took him with a premium pick probably above slot. He should be thankful as hell
RE: RE: He's not comfortable doing this yet.  
Ten Ton Hammer : 9/23/2021 9:26 pm : link
In comment 15380760 Dave in PA said:
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In comment 15380701 81_Great_Dane said:


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If he turns into a star player, he'll probably be more comfortable, but at that point, if he wants to do the Marshawn Lynch thing and not talk, he can get away with it.

He seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder. Not the first young football player to be angry about perceived slights. Won't be the last. I think he'll be fine. Eventually.

but a chip on his shoulder about what? The giants took him with a premium pick probably above slot. He should be thankful as hell


He should be thankful to the Giants. What does that have to do with how he answers questions from the media? Jordan Raanan didn't draft him.
How would you do at age 21?  
armstead98 : 9/23/2021 9:51 pm : link
I was barely keeping it together in my early 20s at my job. A meeting with outside people was a huge deal and I fucked up my share of them.

Now we’ve got middle aged dudes hammering him with questions and he’s had a slow start to his career. It doesn’t mean he’s a bust yet but it’s a tough position to be in and I feel for the kid.

Best thing for him is to get on the field and make some plays, then it’ll get a lot easier. Time will tell if that’s his path
This isn't the first time he's been super-defensive in an interview  
Milton : 9/23/2021 9:53 pm : link
It's as if he doesn't trust what's behind the simplest, most obvious questions. He turns everything into something sinister...
Reminded me of Woody Allen in The Front - ( New Window )
there are a ton of athletes  
SirYesSir : 9/23/2021 10:07 pm : link
you use criticism as motivation, and take offense to almost any innocuous comment just to channel it towards fuel.

I sure hope that's what's happening here because the alternative will not work - if he's sensitive and mopes around feeling he's being treated unfairly, he'll never be a major contributor.
IDK  
Kev in Cali : 9/23/2021 10:26 pm : link
Perhaps, NY wasn't or shouldn't have been his first stop in an NFL uniform?
This just feels like it’s going to keep getting worse.  
chick310 : 9/23/2021 11:21 pm : link
Hope I am wrong and he turns into an asset instead of the alternative.
RE: How would you do at age 21?  
gfinop : 9/23/2021 11:29 pm : link
In comment 15380803 armstead98 said:
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I was barely keeping it together in my early 20s at my job. A meeting with outside people was a huge deal and I fucked up my share of them.

Now we’ve got middle aged dudes hammering him with questions and he’s had a slow start to his career. It doesn’t mean he’s a bust yet but it’s a tough position to be in and I feel for the kid.

Best thing for him is to get on the field and make some plays, then it’ll get a lot easier. Time will tell if that’s his path


This! Easy to criticize from the outside. I'm mostly impressed by how these young men can stay composed.

Press was out to get him in that conference. It doesn't matter if he didn't mean anything in general about the press on his tweet. They'll stick together.
Great pick.  
Dave in Hoboken : 9/23/2021 11:32 pm : link
-2 yards receiving and counting. Loser.
RE: Many of you hate canned nothing responses  
BigBlueJ : 9/24/2021 6:59 am : link
In comment 15380757 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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Yet when a player is honest, it generates a backlash.

Besides, he's not saying anything about the media that you haven't. Did he have to call out Leonard by name?


This is always so true. Say what you feel BUT say it this way.
His Answer to This Question Got to Me the Most  
Jim in Tampa : 9/24/2021 7:10 am : link
Q: How anxious are you to give people some football to talk about?

A: I mean everyday I wake up with football on my mind. I don't really know what to tell you. If you all don't see the progression or whatever coming along by now, I guess you all won't ever see it.

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Reporters are not (I believe) allowed at practices and Toney has made no plays in the first two games. Exactly what "progression" should the beats have seen by now?

I wanted to like Toney, but he's making it really hard to do.
Toney's dismissive attitude doesn't bother me at all  
GeofromNJ : 9/24/2021 8:36 am : link
What I worry about is his intellect. Is he smart enough to grasp the NFL game? This has me concerned.
KT's excuse is that he's 21 and new to this type of attention  
csb : 9/24/2021 8:51 am : link
What's the beat writers excuse? That question list was embarrassing and I understand why he'd be short. These guys get paid to report on the team and want to spend more time talking about social media than they do football.
Didnt even read this  
Everyone Relax : 9/24/2021 9:19 am : link
but KT needs to start producing bc I'm getting nauseous thinking about what this team could have looked like with Slater at RT.
RE: Didnt even read this  
HMunster : 9/24/2021 10:51 am : link
In comment 15381000 Everyone Relax said:
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but KT needs to start producing bc I'm getting nauseous thinking about what this team could have looked like with Slater at RT.

Huh? Slater was already gone when we drafted KT. Unless you're saying we shouldn't have made the trade with the Bears (#11 for the Bears' #20, #164, and 2022's 1st and 4th round picks)? I make that trade every single time.
RE: RE: Didnt even read this  
Everyone Relax : 9/24/2021 11:24 am : link
In comment 15381123 HMunster said:
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In comment 15381000 Everyone Relax said:


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but KT needs to start producing bc I'm getting nauseous thinking about what this team could have looked like with Slater at RT.


Huh? Slater was already gone when we drafted KT. Unless you're saying we shouldn't have made the trade with the Bears (#11 for the Bears' #20, #164, and 2022's 1st and 4th round picks)? I make that trade every single time.

Would you? I think I would take the guy who looks like a potential All-Pro RT for the next 10 years over a mystery bag.
I think it's fair to question  
arniefez : 9/24/2021 12:19 pm : link
the Giants draft vetting process. It's no secret that the Florida program is undisciplined and produces undisciplined players. That's been the case for two decades.

So far from a distance it appears Toney lacks the maturity to be a professional. There aren't many rules for a player like him at Florida. Forget adjusting to the NY market, adjusting to being a professional with everyday responsibilities to an employer is probably his biggest daily challenge.
It's remarkable  
The Jake : 9/24/2021 1:39 pm : link
that someone with this attitude can be vetted and drafted to play in a NY media market. the reporters are going to eat him alive.
KT is a dumb motherfucker  
PakistanPete : 9/24/2021 5:12 pm : link
I know that's an uncouth thing to say.

But it's exactly how I feel every time this dude opens his mouth.

Dunning Kruger  
Thegratefulhead : 9/24/2021 5:21 pm : link
That is all.
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