Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy has intriguing way of putting team goals before his own
The Chiefs’ lopsided win last month over the Ravens showed what an impact wide receiver Xavier Worthy can have on the team’s offense.
Worthy led the Chiefs in rushing yards (38) and receiving yards (83) in the game, his first since being injured early in the season opener.
While on “The Rich Eisen Show,” Worthy was asked if he had spoken with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce about their collision in the first game that resulted in the injury.
“Yeah, me and Trav definitely talked about, I mean, Trav is my guy, and Trav knows that like, regardless, it’s football,” Worthy said. “It happens, so never want to put that on Trav. So it’s just always good to have somebody like that in your corner.”
Worthy essentially missed three games to start the season, which could have put a dent in any preseason goals he’d set for himself.
But Worthy explained that he no longer thinks about his personal statistics, and he offered an intriguing reason for that.
“I feel like writing down personal goals was something that kind of made me focus on just not my teammates and not being a team player,” Worthy said. “I feel like my main goal this year is just being the best teammate that I could be and being the best person I could be.”
One other great tidbit from the interview was Worthy talking about how coach Andy Reid encourages the players to let their personalities show.
Eisen asked if Reid frowned upon the dances the Chiefs receivers like to do at practice. Far from it. Reid actually busted out a Tyquan Thornton move during a team meeting a week ago.
“Nah, he’s kind of getting into it now,” Worthy said. “He was doing a little dancing in the meeting this morning.”
Man, that’s video fans need to see.
Video of the full conversation between Worthy and Eisen can be found on YouTube.
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This story was originally published October 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM.
