Xavier Worthy can’t get off to worse start for Chiefs but gets encouragement from Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid

Former Texas Longhorns receiver Xavier Worthy has had a rough start to his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Last week, his car was stolen from his apartment complex in Kansas City, marking the beginning of a challenging period for the rookie.

The situation worsened as Chiefs head coach Andy Reid announced on Wednesday that Worthy is dealing with a hamstring injury, which he suffered during practice earlier in the week.

He didn’t practice today, he tweaked his hamstring the other day,” Reid told reporters.

“But what we saw was somebody that was smart, understood what was being thrown at him, and somebody that can run pretty fast.

“We just basically got through the introduction stuff to him, so he was only out there for a day and a half, so he got a nice introduction to things.”

Mahomes’ comment

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes also spoke about Worthy’s injury and acknowledged the setback, but indicated that there is currently no major concern regarding the extent of Worthy’s injury.

“You can tell how intelligent he is,” Mahomes.

“He’s asking the right questions. Before the hamstring injury he was getting the work in … just being precautionary, he could probably get back out there right now if he really wanted to.”