Logo

Kadarius Toney is not exactly off and running at the start of his NFL career with the Giants.

The rookie wide receiver was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday. In accordance with NFL protocols, Toney is isolating and participating remotely in all meetings.

All rookies, quarterbacks and players rehabbing from injuries reported for camp on Wednesday. The full squad will report on Tuesday, with the first practice set for the following day. So, Toney will miss some time on the field early in camp, as the Giants will hold practices on four consecutive days to open up camp.

It has been an eventful indoctrination for Toney. The Giants traded with the Bears in the first round of the NFL draft, dropping from No. 11, to take Toney with the No. 20 overall pick. A shifty slot receiver, Toney starred in 2020 for Florida, catching 70 passes for 984 yards and 10 touchdowns, ranking among the leaders in the nation at forcing missed tackles. Upon his arrival with the Giants, he missed some time in rookie camp and minicamp. He was held out at times as a precaution, he also missed time because he needed to adjust his footwear and later was allowed to miss practice entirely to attend to a personal family situation.


  Kadarius Toney’s Giants career has not gotten off to a great start. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Kadarius Toney’s Giants career has not gotten off to a great start. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Toney is expected to make an immediate impact on offense for the Giants, adding to a receiver corps that includes Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton and Kenny Golladay, the team’s marquee free agent signing. Toney, though, starts his first NFL training camp in COVID-19-induced isolation.

Running back Saquon Barkley will start training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list. This means Barkley is not ready to participate in practice just yet. He is coming off October 30 surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus damage in his right knee. The PUP designation is not a surprise and is not particularly foreboding, as a player can be removed from the list at any time.

Veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph, signed as a free agent, will also start camp on the PUP list. Rudolph underwent foot surgery this offseason.

Other players who will begin camp on PUP: offensive tackle Matt Peart (back), outside linebacker Oshane Ximines (hamstring), center Jonotthan Harrison, (hamstring) and rookie cornerback Aaron Robinson (core muscle). Peart heads into camp as the likely starter at right tackle.

The Giants put two players on the reserve/non-football Injury list: linebacker Ryan Anderson (back) and running back Sandro Platzgummer (hamstring). This list is for players who sustained an injury away from the team. Running back Taquan Mizzell (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve.

The Giants added two players to their roster, signing running back Mike Weber and defensive back Jordyn Peters. Weber was a 2019 seventh-round pick of the Cowboys (Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was the Dallas head coach at the time). Weber played three years at Ohio State.

Peters, who played in 50 games at Auburn, was signed by the Jets in May and waived a month later.

Comments
anonymous profile image
Powered by RoundtableBuilt on infrastructure designed for real-time media. Learn more at RTB.io.© Roundtable 2026. By using this site you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy