Xavier Worthy gave the KC Chiefs a reminder of why he got drafted in the first round, and both Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes are happy with his progress.
showed off their first-team offense for a bit longer on Saturday with the Detroit Lions in town. Patrick Mahomes and Co. helped steal the show with a behind-the-back pass completion, but rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy saw his star shine as well., one less speed threat was on the field for the reigning Super Bowl champs. That placed more pressure on Worthy to perform, and the No. 28 overall NFL Draft pick did just that.
"That's an important part of it," Reid said. "When Hollywood gets back in there, that'll be another addition to it. Mecole is doing some good things there, too. Having that helps but Xavier's speed to be able to get through and make people honor him – sometimes two people honor him – that's a big thing."Playing premium snaps in the first half, Worthy's final stat line for the game ended up being three receptions for 62 yards and the aforementioned score.
"It was super important," Mahomes said. "Obviously, you saw that we were kind of majoring in that early, trying to get him some routes where he can go out there and win. And then getting Rashee involved a little bit, it's finding that right balance because you want to not put them in harm's way too much but you want them to go out there and get some confidence going. I was glad to get both of those guys going early.
Given the plethora of options at the Chiefs' disposal, it'd be very difficult for Worthy to match that production in year one. With that said, he doesn't have to. If he leverages his speed and route-running abilities, the rest will take care of itself. That's exactly what happened on his touchdown grab from backup quarterback Carson Wentz.Sure, every cliche for August football can be used to extinguish what Worthy did on Saturday.
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