The Chiefs left Sunday’s 35-12 win over the New York Jets with more than one injury storyline, and Xavier Worthy’s exit may have pushed their wide receiver situation even closer to the front of the line before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Worthy was spotted leaving the field hobbling after “grabbing the back of his leg,” according to NFL insider Mike Garafolo. Before the injury, he was busy and productive, catching all six of his targets for 48 yards.
“Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy is injured, grabbing the back of his leg as he hobbles off,” Garafolo wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
That development only adds weight to what had already been building around Kansas City. James Palmer noted that the Chiefs have been working the phones for weeks on receiver help, and Worthy’s injury makes the need look even more obvious.
“The Chiefs have been calling on WRs for weeks, and now Xavier Worthy goes down grabbing his hamstring,” Palmer wrote on X. “It was likely KC would add a WR before Tuesday.”
The rumors were already there before Worthy got hurt. Tom Pelissero reported that Kansas City is among the teams “calling around for WR help,” with Jacksonville Jaguars wideout Brian Thomas Jr., Indianapolis Colts receiver Josh Downs, and Tennessee Titans pass-catcher Calvin Ridey among the names to watch.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler also said on “The Rich Eisen Show” that the Chiefs have “checked in” on a player like Downs.
“Josh Downs in Indianapolis has made clear he wants out,” Fowler said. “Teams like Kansas City, Pittsburgh have checked in on it.”
For now, the big questions are simple: who Kansas City targets before Tuesday, and how serious Worthy’s injury turns out to be.
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