Chiefs’ Kadarius Toney says referee ‘didn’t make no effort’ on controversial offsides penalty

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney discussed his controversial offsides penalty against the Buffalo Bills in Week 14, and it's safe to say the third-year wide receiver was not a fan of the call. 

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Toney said the referee "didn’t make no effort" to let him know he was lined up offsides late in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Bills. 

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney runs to the end zone after catching a lateral by teammate Travis Kelce during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, December 10, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. The play was nullified after Toney was called for being offside on the play.  (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

"It’s important when they try to make it important, I guess you could say. Inch, two inches, whatever, in front of the ball, the referee has a job to let me know, I guess you could say. He didn’t make no effort. You watch the video, he didn’t make no effort to say anything about no alignment," Toney told reporters.  

"Apparently, he wanted to do that."

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Referee Carl Cheffers, one of the game's officials, said that the player is ultimately responsible for lining up onside.

"Ultimately, if they looked for alignment advice, certainly we are going to give it to them," Cheffers said. "But ultimately, they are responsible for wherever they line up. And certainly, no warning is required, especially if they are lined up so far offsides where they’re actually blocking our view of the ball."

Toney scored a touchdown on the