Chiefs’ Reid shares Friday updates on Xavier Worthy, Jalen Royals. Will they play?
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- Andy Reid declined to confirm if Worthy or Royals will play against the Giants.
- Worthy and Royals practiced this week but remain questionable for Sunday night.
- Chiefs offense ranks 25th in NFL; Worthy and Royals could boost receiver depth.
The Chiefs are looking to rebuild their wide receiver group after dealing with two notable injuries, but coach Andy Reid stopped short Friday of saying that either Xavier Worthy or Jalen Royals — who returned to practice this week — would play in Week 3.
The Chiefs hit the road to face the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football.
“We’ll see how it goes,” Reid said. “I know questions will be about Xavier and so on. I’ve just got to see. I mean, he practiced today and did a good job. Jalen Royals practiced today. Both of them ran around pretty good. We’ll just see how it goes.”
Both Worthy and Royals were listed as questionable on Friday’s injury report.
Adding Worthy or Royals to the receivers rotation could bolster a Chiefs offense that has struggled this season. The Chiefs have scored 38 points in two games, ranking just 25th in the NFL in that department, and are 0-2 for the first time since 2014.
Wide receivers Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Tyquan Thornton and JuJu Smith-Schuster have become Patrick Mahomes’ favorite targets, but Worthy was expected to be a top threat, too, at least in the first part of the season while Rashee Rice serves a six-game NFL suspension.
Worthy suffered a shoulder injury on the third play of the Chiefs’ season opener when he collided with tight end teammate Travis Kelce. Worthy was listed as a limited participant in practice this week.
As was Royals. The rookie has been dealing with a knee injury since training camp. He was listed as a full practice participant on Friday, however.
Reid said defensive end Mike Danna (hip) and cornerback Kristian Fulton (ankle) didn’t practice Friday. They’re listed as out for Sunday night’s game.
Danna, a starter who played 67% of the defensive snaps in the opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, was injured in the first quarter of last weekend’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Fulton also left last week’s game in the first quarter. Projected as a starter, he’s played just 17 snaps this season.
This story was originally published September 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM.