The Kansas City Chiefs’ selection of\u00a0Xavier Worthy\u00a0in the 2024 NFL Draft sparked giddy reactions, most\u00a0notably from pop star Taylor Swift. The speedy wideout was supposed to transform the K.C. offense, providing an element it lacked following the\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u00a0trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hype outpaced the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worthy earned a solid rookie campaign, leading the receiver group with 638 yards on 59 catches with six touchdowns. However, a Year 2 leap never materialized after\u00a0a shoulder injury\u00a0three snaps into the 2025 campaign. He earned 532 yards and one score in 14 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’d definitely say that’s not a true indication of what I am,” he said Thursday of last season, via the\u00a0Kansas City Star. “I was limited in certain things. I want to come back out here and show my ability and what I can do.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worthy’s second-year struggles epitomized the unit’s ineffectiveness. No K.C. WR hit the 600-yard mark last season, as the offense struggled to move the pigskin consistently even before\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0went down with injury. The collection of Worthy,\u00a0Hollywood Brown,\u00a0Rashee Rice,\u00a0JuJu Smith-Schuster\u00a0and\u00a0Tyquan Thornton\u00a0was supposed to finally provide a diverse skill set that would unlock a stymied passing game. They did not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We didn’t do what we needed to do last year,” Worthy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The early-season shoulder injury lingered for the speedster, who never felt 100% — it showed. His route tree never blossomed, and at times it felt like he was running the same route on repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite last year’s struggles, the Chiefs made no significant upgrade to the position. Brown and Smith-Schuster are gone, with fifth-rounder\u00a0Cyrus Allen\u00a0the most notable addition. K.C. is counting heavily on an improved running game with\u00a0Kenneth Walker III\u00a0and improvement from Worthy, Rice and Thornton to get the offense back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Obviously I know the kind of player I can be,” Worthy said. “The things I can do on the field and what I can bring to the team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He knows. Now he needs to show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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