Broad receiver has been a continuing drawback for the Kansas City Chiefs over the previous couple of seasons, and issues will not be going any higher within the early a part of the 2025 season. They continued to worsen within the season-opener on Friday night time towards the Los Angeles Chargers.
Xavier Worthy leaves with shoulder damage
The Chiefs misplaced second-year vast receiver Xavier Worthy simply three performs into the sport resulting from a shoulder damage when he unintentionally collided with teammate Travis Kelce on a crossing route.
Worthy instantly dropped to the bottom and needed to be helped off the sphere, and he was then escorted to the locker room.
He was initially stated to be questionable to return, however was then rapidly downgraded to out.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs vast receiver Xavier Worthy.
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Worthy caught 59 passes for 638 yards and 6 touchdowns as a rookie and was anticipated to tackle an excellent larger function within the offense this season. Assuming his damage will not be critical, he nonetheless seemingly will do this, however any kind of absence goes to be an issue for a Chiefs group that’s already coping with depth points on the place.
Chiefs already coping with a key vast receiver absence
Even earlier than Worthy’s damage, the Chiefs had been already short-handed on the place as a result of six-game suspension handed out to Rashee Rice.
Rice was a rookie sensation two years however then missed a lot of the 2024 season resulting from damage earlier than getting suspended to start out this season.
With out Rice and Worthy, that would go away the Chiefs with out two of their high vast receiver choices for quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
That may put added stress on Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Juju Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton.
Kelce will nonetheless be the first goal within the passing recreation, however he nonetheless wants some assistance on the skin. That might be an issue within the brief time period.
