Week 1: Worthy gone.
Friday, Sept. 15th, the Chiefs were in the wringer yet again. First, it was Rashee Rice with a 6-game suspension going into the 2025 season due to legal troubles regarding his involvement in a high-speed crash. He is now on probation for 5 years.
Now it’s Xavier Worthy, selling my fantasy football team. On the first drive for the Chiefs against the Chargers, Worthy and Travis Kelce collided like Moe and Larry from the Three Stooges.
Worthy was immediately taken out of the game and could be expected to be out for multiple weeks. Fortunately, this shoulder injury won’t be a season-ending injury.
According to ESPN, Travis Kelce accepts blame for the collision and the injury that resulted from it. “I’m 13 years in the league. There’s no excuse for me running into one of my own guys like that.” Kelce talked about his 27-21 loss against the LA Chargers as a co-host on the podcast “New Heights” with his brother Jason Kelce.
To be honest, I don’t like Travis Kelce one bit. If he were statistically the best TE in a fantasy football draft, I would pick the runner-up just to avoid him.
Although it could just be a PR strategy to keep up his reputation or make him seem better than he truly is, it worked on me. It made me respect him a little bit more. It takes a lot to truly look back and review what happened while taking full responsibility.
According to Essentiallysports.com, Worthy suffered a Grade 3 acromioclavicular (AC) joint sprain, a true dislocation of the AC joint. Worthy is currently seeking a second medical opinion.
Possible Outcomes:
- Non-surgical route: if assessed as manageable, he may return later this season while wearing a shoulder brace
- Surgical route: if the tests deem that more severe damage has occurred, surgery will be required, further extending his recovery time to return this season.
The Chiefs are currently in a prickly situation. Now with Rashee Rice out due to a suspension, Xavier Worthy out due to a shoulder injury, and rookie Jalen Royals out due to a knee injury. The Chiefs are forced to rely on other WR options.
