Regardless of sporting a yellow, non-contact jersey for your complete offseason program, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ third-year wideout Xavier Worthy has drawn rave evaluations at every open-media have a look at the workforce this spring.
Worthy entered 2025 anticipated to construct on a robust rookie season. Sadly, he battled accidents for his whole second marketing campaign, beginning with a torn labrum on Kansas Metropolis’s first offensive play of the season. Worthy additionally battled an ankle harm thorughout the season.
Chatting with reporters on the ultimate day of the workforce’s obligatory minicamp, Worthy confirmed that he had shoulder surgical procedure early within the offseason. The ankle harm was addressed by means of relaxation and rehab.
Worthy believes that the energy wanted to recuperate from the shoulder harm could make him a stronger general participant.
“I had that surgery in January,” he recalled. “So, really it was just building on, getting stronger, getting back in the flow. Overall, I forgot who I told me, [but] it might have been the best thing for me. Learning how to be a pro and learning how to approach, obviously, the mental aspect of it and just getting your body prepared for certain things. So, I feel like I hit that the hardest this offseason.”
The receiver confirmed that the labrum was extra of a limiting situation than he let on throughout final season. However he at all times had the strategy that he would want to play by means of it and be able to put it behind him the following season.
“I couldn’t run certain routes,” Worthy defined, “because some routes require you to be physical and throw guys by, and I couldn’t do that physically. It was limited thing that kind of was needed. It is what it is. I’ll come back this year and do what I need to do.”
As for the yellow jersey, it doesn’t seem to have been Worthy’s concept. Whereas he wouldn’t declare himself absolutely recovered, he’s unconcerned about being prepared when the video games begin.
“Not 100%, but [I’m] obviously just building there,” he remarked. “The labrum is a process thing, but that was just precautionary thing, something my doctor wanted.”
The Chiefs will want a giant season from Worthy. The workforce defied expectations and selected to not make an aggressive addition to the room. The introspective Worthy understands why many anticipated his place to be a precedence for Kansas Metropolis to deal with after a disappointing 2025 season.
“People always have their opinions,” he acknowledged. “We just need to go out there and do what we need to do as a unit. We didn’t do that last year. So, I could see why people say that, but we didn’t do what we needed to do, and obviously we need to step it up.”
He did contact on the 2 notable adjustments the Chiefs did make to the broad receivers room, beginning with a brand new place coach in Chad O’Shea.
KANSAS CITY, MO – MAY 28: Large receiver Xavier Worthy #1 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs catches a ball through the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs OTA’s on Might 28, 2026 on the Chiefs Coaching Facility in Kansas Metropolis, MO. (Photograph by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos) Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos
“Chad — his energy is unmatched,” declared Worthy. “Obviously, you guys could see it on a practice field. So, I feel like that’s something that that young guys kind of need — just somebody to push them and be out there with them in the fire.”
Worthy additionally sees a particular expertise in rookie Cyrus Allen — the fifth-round choice who, as of now, is Kansas Metropolis’s most notable participant addition.
“Cyrus, he’s an electric route runner,” noticed Worthy “He has an explosion. Obviously, good, good ball skills, hands and he’s a smart player. He just does a lot of young things that Coach Reid was getting on me about when I was younger.”
After all, Worthy can not declare to be one of many youthful gamers and is aware of the significance of breaking out in his third season.
Probably the most frequent criticisms of Worthy is a perceived lack of chemistry with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He believes they are going to lastly seem extra on the identical web page within the coming season.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – SEPTEMBER 5: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs embraces Xavier Worthy #1 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs following the 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Area at Arrowhead Stadium on September 5, 2024 in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. (Photograph by David Eulitt/Getty Photos) Getty Photos
“This is going on my third year,” he stated, “so I know kind of a lot of the throws and where he wants to make the throws, where he wants you to be in the zone and how he wants you to run certain routes. Obviously, building that and showing him now that I’m available — and I’m a reliable target.”
The third NFL season has essential monetary concerns as effectively. After 2026, the Chiefs might want to decide on whether or not to train a pricey fifth-year choice for his or her 2024 first-round choice. Worthy can even be eligible for a contract extension subsequent season, and second contracts on the broad receiver place proceed to turn out to be exponentially extra profitable.
Worthy echoed his new coach when requested in regards to the prospects of an extension.
“Obviously, a second contract is the dream,” Worthy famous, “but I’m just focusing on the task at hand, one day at a time. Coach O’Shea says it all the time: focus on the task at hand and you’ll get what you want in the end. Just dominate each day, and I feel like I’ll get what I need at the end of the course of everything.”
