Up until the 2023 season, the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t known for drafting and making rookie receivers a large part of their offense. But now that Patrick Mahomes was able to stump that trend via 2023 second-round pick Rashee Rice, he’s now doubling down on another rookie receiver pulling through for the offense:
Xavier Worthy.
Worthy was a first-round pick in April and missed Kansas City’s organized team activities (OTAs) and minicamp due to a hamstring injury. Now ready to take to the practice field for the first time since rookie minicamp, Worthy needs to hit the ground running, according to Mahomes on the first day of training camp.
“There’s no easing… he’s gotta be ready to go,” Mahomes said during his press conference on July 16 of Worthy’s involvement in the offense. “We’ve got a lot of competition on this offense. Brett Veach and Coach Reid did a great job of bringing a lot of competition in, and Xavier — he got a lot of mental work in these last few weeks that he had during OTAs and minicamp, but it’s time to go now. I mean, you all saw with Rashee last year… we’re gonna push you to the limit and prepare yourself to be ready to go for the season, and that’s not just [Xavier], that’s everybody — everybody has to have that mentality when they come into camp.”
Andy Reid Gives Injury Update on Xavier Worthy
Speaking to the media right after Mahomes, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid started his presser with some injury updates and said Worthy will be a full go at the start of training camp.
“He’s doing well,” Reid said of Kansas City’s 2024 first-rounder.
It’s crucial that Worthy remains healthy and is able to take every snap possible during training camp and the preseason. If he’s going to be utilized during his rookie season, he will need to soak up as much as he can over the next six weeks.
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