For Pete's Sake

Rookie Xavier Worthy paid homage to Patrick Mahomes ahead of Chiefs-Texans game

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy makes a crucial catch on third down late in the second of half of the Chiefs game vs. the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy makes a crucial catch on third down late in the second of half of the Chiefs game vs. the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. dowilliams@kcstar.com

Chiefs rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy was a star at the University of Texas.

But Worthy arrived at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday wearing another the jersey of another school in the Lone Star State: Texas Tech.

It wasn’t just any Red Raiders jersey. It was the No. 5 jersey that quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore when he played for Texas Tech.

The jersey ($140) from Mahomes’ sports apparel collection for Adidas was a nice nod to Worthy’s superstar teammate.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy arrives before the Chiefs’ game with the Houston Texans on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy arrives before the Chiefs’ game with the Houston Texans on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

Worthy apparently heard it from Longhorns fans, though, because he wrote on Instagram: “I was just repping QB1 yall know what is today” with five 100 emojis.

Most of the players arrived at the stadium suited up against below-freezing temperatures. None looked as cold as wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who was swaddled in a duck down-insulated, nylon “Space Coat” ($770) from Seventh luxury brand. The coach is known for its iconic “space hood,” with a round silhouette like an astronaut’s helmet.

And Hopkins had that hood pulled tight.

“Poor DeAndre he comes from both Arizona and Houston where it’s not freezing cold snowing ever LOL. he’s used to hot weather,” noted one fan responding to a post on the Chiefs’ X account.

Hollywood Brown won the day in a high-fashion aviator jacket made in Italy ($1,589) from luxury label Casablanca. It was trimmed in bright blue shearling.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown arrives before the Chiefs’ game with the Houston Texans on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown arrives before the Chiefs’ game with the Houston Texans on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

Defensive end Charles Omenihu also stayed warm in high style in a highly detailed nylon bomber jacket with a huge faux fur collar. Runway ready.

Charles Omenihu wore one of our favorite coats of the day.
Charles Omenihu wore one of our favorite coats of the day. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

Mahomes looked like he just got off the slopes in St. Moritz in a snowy white parka.

Patrick Mahomes ... fresh off the slopes?
Patrick Mahomes ... fresh off the slopes? Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

Tight end Travis Kelce didn’t sacrifice style in the freezing temperatures.

The Style By Kelce account said he was wearing a Marni Oat Shaggy Jacket with a detachable hood ($1,595), Louis Vuitton/ Timberland Ankle Boots ($2,850) and a Louis Vuitton/Nigro LV Made Stripe Flat Cap ($760).

Travis Kelce kept warm in faux fur.
Travis Kelce kept warm in faux fur. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

Did the cold bother defensive lineman Chris Jones? Not in the slightest. He looked sharp in a light coat.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones arrives before the Chiefs’ game with the Houston Texans on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones arrives before the Chiefs’ game with the Houston Texans on Saturday Dec. 21, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

Creed Humphrey also shunned a heavy coat and represented the team in a velour FOCO NFL team logo track suit jacket ($75-$84, Amazon) — zipped all the way up.

JuJu Smith-Schuster gave a lesson in college chic in sunny gold-colored Arrow-Wood Varsity Knit Sweater ($178) with chenille embroidered patches inspired “by the mid-1900s athletic Ivy League wardrobe.”

We give that an A+.

JuJu Smith-Schuster went for the just-got-back-from-studying-at-the-library fit. Perfection.
JuJu Smith-Schuster went for the just-got-back-from-studying-at-the-library fit. Perfection. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

This story was originally published December 21, 2024 at 12:18 PM.

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