Chiefs get fortunate with Xavier Worthy’s harm, but it surely will not remedy all their issues

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs can exhale after huge receiver Xavier Worthy returned to the follow area on Thursday. 

The second-year receiver left the Chiefs’ Week 1 sport towards the Los Angeles Chargers early resulting from a dislocated shoulder that, on the time, regarded like it could preserve him off the sphere for weeks. Whereas he was restricted in follow, it is a fortunate break for the Chiefs and a fortunate break for star tight finish Travis Kelce.

Kelce was the participant who collided with Worthy, inflicting the harm. The 13-year veteran admitted on an episode of his “New Heights” podcast that he was presupposed to be operating a deeper route to provide Worthy extra room to run beneath him. As an alternative, the a lot larger Kelce ran his route too near Worthy and hit him as laborious as any defender. 

Nonetheless, the Chiefs prevented the worst, and Worthy practiced on Thursday with a sleeve and additional padding on his proper shoulder. In keeping with The Athletic’s Jesse Newell, Worthy participated in place drills, together with a contact drill for contested catches.