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Chiefs Lose Young Playmaker for Super Bowl Rematch Against Eagles
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Kansas City 's receiving corps has taken a major hit ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl rematch against the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles .
The Chiefs announced Saturday that Xavier Worthy will be out with a shoulder injury. The second-year wide receiver suffered a separated shoulder in the team's season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers . Worthy left the game after playing just three offensive snaps when he and tight end Travis Kelce collided.
Head coach Andy Reid had told reporters Friday there was a "slim" chance Worthy could suit up, but that hope has now been dashed.
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"He's doing very well, yeah. He's doing very well, so positive, all the stuff's positive," Reid said about Worthy, via NFL.com .
Depleted Receiving Room Puts Pressure on Mahomes
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The Chiefs will already be without Rashee Rice , who is serving the second game of his six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after his conviction for causing a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas in March 2024.
With Worthy and Rice out, Patrick Mahomes will have to rely more heavily on Kelce, Marquise "Hollywood" Brown , JuJu Smith-Schuster and a group of depth receivers. In Kansas City's Week 1 loss to Los Angeles , Mahomes finished with 258 passing yards and a touchdown while adding a team-high 57 rushing yards and another score.
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Without Worthy and Rice, the Eagles secondary should perform much better than they did against Dallas — specifically cornerback Adoree' Jackson, who allowed five receptions for 103 yards.
Worthy made an immediate impact after Kansas City selected him in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft , finishing the season with 638 receiving yards on 59 catches and six touchdowns. He also carried the ball 20 times for 104 yards and three scores.
Worthy had a career-high 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the Super Bowl, though most of that production came after Philadelphia had built a 40-6 lead.
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