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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Xavier Worthy at 21 years outdated instantly finds himself because the Kansas City Chiefs‘ high vast receiver after they’ve misplaced Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice to accidents.
Worthy, the Chiefs’ first-round draft choose, leads the workforce’s wholesome wideouts in catches (9), yards (154) and touchdowns (2).
However coach Andy Reid stated the Chiefs plan to unfold the ball round to all of their receivers moderately than ask Worthy alone to make up for the misplaced manufacturing within the absence of Rice, who injured his proper knee within the Chiefs’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
“We have guys right here which have expertise of enjoying within the recreation,” Reid stated. “It isn’t that he is the one one, does not need to be the one one. We have group of men there that we are able to make the most of, and we usually unfold the ball round and that is what we’ll proceed to try to do.”
Reid stated the Chiefs did not have the entire outcomes from checks given to Rice to substantiate the extent of the damage, however he dominated the receiver out for the sport towards the New Orleans Saints on Monday evening. Sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday that Rice is feared to have suffered a torn ACL.
Worthy had three catches for 73 yards towards the Chargers. One was a 54-yard landing, the opposite a 15-yard reception on third down late within the recreation that allowed the Chiefs to expire the clock.
“I believed Xavier confirmed what he may do,” Reid stated. “He had a pair different potential alternatives there that we weren’t fairly in a position to get to him, however you bought an opportunity to at the very least see him function on the market and do some good issues as one of many main receivers.
Reid instructed JuJu Smith-Schuster and Skyy Moore had been two vast receivers who may get extra enjoying time. Smith-Schuster, the Chiefs’ main vast receiver in 2022, re-signed with the Chiefs over the summer time after being launched by the New England Patriots.
“Pat [Mahomes] has acquired plenty of belief in him,” Reid stated. “He is nonetheless soccer participant.”
Moore, a second-round draft choose in 2022, has but to develop right into a persistently dependable receiver. He is dropped numerous passes, together with one towards the Chargers.
“He is given us some good downs,” Reid stated. “He had the one drop yesterday on the third down that he is aware of he has to make, however he is given us some good downs over these 4 video games so we’re OK there.”
Tight finish Travis Kelce had his best recreation of the season towards the Chargers, catching seven passes for 89 yards.
“It was good to see that, which we knew was going to occur someplace alongside right here,” Reid stated. “They performed fairly a little bit of zone, allowed [Kelce] to work in zones, they usually weren’t squeezing him on that.”
The Chiefs, who’re additionally lacking injured working again Isiah Pacheco, additionally acquired a lift from Kareem Hunt, who performed in his first recreation since signing. Hunt led the Chiefs in dashing with 69 yards.
“All of us had plenty of belief in Kareem since he had been right here and we type of know the way he is wired and he is been in a position to choose stuff up fairly fast,” Reid stated. “So, I feel we’re OK there growing [his workload].”
