Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy Leaves Win Over Jets With Hamstring Injury
Kansas City ruled out Worthy in the fourth quarter, and Andy Reid had no word on the severity two days before the trade deadline
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy left Sunday's 35-12 win over the Jets with a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter and didn't return. He came up grabbing the back of his leg and hobbled off before the team ruled him out.
Andy Reid didn't have an update on how serious the injury is after the game, the Kansas City Star's Sam McDowell reported.
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Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs): WR Xavier Worthy is OUT with a hamstring injury.
Worthy was a dependable target on a day when Patrick Mahomes was working through his own right-arm injury. He caught all six of his targets for 48 yards before going down, and Reid's second-half plan of short throws and yards after the catch ran through players like him. He has 27 catches for 230 yards and a touchdown this season.
The injury lands at an awkward moment for a receiver room that was already a focus for the front office. Earlier Sunday, general manager Brett Veach said Kansas City's deadline focus remains on adding a wide receiver, and the trade deadline is Tuesday. If Worthy's hamstring costs him multiple weeks, that search becomes more pressing.
Kansas City improved to 6-2 with the win. The Chiefs visit the Falcons next Sunday, Nov. 15, at 10 AM PT, and Worthy's practice participation this week will be the first real sign of whether he can play.