Xavier Worthy has had a quiet start to the 2026 NFL season as in his third year he has just 10 catches for 63 yards and one touchdown so far. Despite the slower start, Patrick Mahomes has made sure to continue to vocalize his confidence in Worthy.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy tallied eight receptions and one touchdown as the Chiefs opened the 2026 season with back-to-back wins but produced just 43 yards on those catches.
Despite getting out to a 2-0 start and scoring plenty of points in the process, the Kansas City Chiefs' offense still has numerous things to sort out. That certainly also applies to the wide receiver room, which has featured Xavier Worthy in a prominent role to this point.
It wasn't the prettiest of wins, but the Kansas City Chiefs found a way to take down the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. A prime-time triumph in Week 2 kept the club's perfect record intact, and it took contributions from just about everyone to pull out the victory.
How many of the Week 1 starting quarterbacks from the 2009 NFL season can you name in five minutes?
Xavier Worthy and the Kansas City Chiefs opened the 2026 NFL season with an NFC West matchup, hosting Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos in Week 1’s edition of “Monday Night Football.” The Chiefs were coming off a disappointing 2025 campaign, in which they missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Xavier Worthy is known for doing things quickly. The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver ran a record 4.21-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. Kansas City eventually traded up to select him No.
Patrick Mahomes is closing in on his return to the Kansas City Chiefs, and Xavier Worthy appears to have little doubt about when that comeback will happen.
Xavier Worthy enters the 2026 season with plenty to prove. The Kansas City Chiefs spent a first-round pick on him back in 2024, betting on his elite speed to turn him into a go-to playmaker.
The Kansas City Chiefs offense was riddled with injuries last season, but the hope is that most of those key players can get back on the field and stay healthy throughout the upcoming campaign.
Mahomes spent the offseason recovering from the torn ACL and torn LCL he suffered on Dec. 14, 2025.
Xavier Worthy made sure one young Kansas City Chiefs fan left the team’s final day of training camp with something much bigger than an autograph. The Chiefs wrapped up their 2026 training camp Thursday at Missouri Western State University in St.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Kansas City Chiefs have relied heavily on the rotation of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and Tyquan Thornton at wide receiver, leaving limited proven depth behind the trio.
The Kansas City Chiefs are gearing up for their first pre-season game of the year later this week. Ahead of the new season kicking off, Travis Kelce has been speaking to the media this week about a number of topics.
The Kansas City Chiefs received positive injury news as they continue their 2026 training camp. Cyrus Allen returned to training camp after suffering a leg injury the previous week.
The Kansas City Chiefs brought three good pieces of news with them to Monday's training camp practice in St. Joseph, Missouri. Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to practice for the first time since leaving the team in late July to be with his family after his wife, Mia, was shot on July 26.
The Kansas City Chiefs received a positive update on two of their wide receivers after both Xavier Worthy and Cyrus Allen left Saturday’s practice early with injuries.
Since joining the Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round pick of the 2024 NFL draft, Xavier Worthy has suffered multiple injuries. The most prominent one obviously happened during his rookie season, which derailed a major part of his campaign.
Kansas City Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy injured his right shoulder in practice over the weekend, and it immediately triggered Chiefs Kingdom. One of the nightmares etched into Chiefs fans' brains from the 2025 season came in Week 1 when Worthy collided with TE Travis Kelce and suffered a dislocated right shoulder.
The Kansas City Chiefs got a double scare in practice today when not one, but two of their wide receivers had to come off early with injuries - both of which looked nasty at the time.
In less than a week since all 32 NFL teams opened workouts, we've already seen several players go down with injuries, some worse than others. Where do these injuries rank on our panic meter?
A couple of common themes from the Kansas City Chiefs' 2025-26 season were untimely injuries and players falling well short of expectations. There may not have been a more fitting microcosm of that than wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who got significantly banged up during the year and also failed to live up to the hype.
In Year 5 post-Tyreek Hill, the Chiefs are still waiting for their wide receiver plan to pay off. They have been unable to count on any of their wideouts since trading the all-time NFL speed merchant.
Worthy dealt with multiple injuries last season, including some friendly fire from Travis Kelce.
Ignore the standings as of Sunday. Ignore the way the Kansas City Chiefs stumbled out of the gate to start the 2025 season. Put it all in a box, bury it and then forget about it.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback reached a major milestone, further demonstrating the historic pace he's been on so far in his career.
The Chiefs offense finally showed some signs of life in the Week 4 win against the Baltimore Ravens.
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