Andy Reid - Kadarius Toney didn't check with official before flag - ESPN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid said the Kansas City Chiefs won't be giving up on wide receiver Kadarius Toney, even after he made a costly mistake late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills.

«The thing I know is he makes plays,'' the Chiefs' coach said Monday of Toney. „He makes plays when he has the ball in his hand and that's important. He's a young guy. He doesn't have… a ton of experience, but I think he's getting better every week.

“I don't see that as being a negative. I look at the things that he produced on, too.''

Toney was penalized for lining up offside on a play when the Chiefs scored what would have been the go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes remaining. Toney took a cross-field lateral from Travis Kelce, who had caught a pass from Patrick Mahomes, and completed what would have been a 49-yard touchdown.

The Chiefs instead eventually turned the ball over on downs on the drive and lost 20-17, their fourth defeat in the past six games.

Asked what his coaching advice to Toney would be this week, Reid said, „Normally he looks over to the sideline and just gets an OK [from the official]. On that one he just happened not to. Just make sure you check, make sure you check with the guy on the side just to see if you're aligned… He was 2 inches away from or an inch from being legal.''

Toney similarly cost the Chiefs in their Week 1 loss to the Detroit Lions. He deflected an easily catchable Mahomes pass to a defender, who returned it for a touchdown. The Chiefs wound up losing by one point.

Toney's biggest play for the Chiefs this season is 18 yards. He did deliver two big plays in the fourth quarter of last season's Super Bowl, scoring one touchdown and returning a punt 65 yards to set up