Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy is ready to build on his efforts in his rookie season.<\/p>\n
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The life of an NFL rookie isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, and for Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy, his first season was a classic tale of two halves.<\/p>\n
Still learning the playbook and how Patrick Mahomes likes to do things, Worthy only posted yards totals of 40+ just twice in his first nine games.<\/p>\n
However, the Week 10 loss to the Buffalo Bills marked a turning point, as a string of performances finally saw things click for Worthy.<\/p>\n
College Stars Choosing NIL Over the Draft? The New Trend ExplainedCollege Stars Choosing NIL Over the Draft? The New Trend Explained<\/strong><\/p>\n He posted seven straight games of 40+ yards before continuing that in the playoffs with 287 yards and three touchdowns in three games (157 yards in the Super Bowl loss).<\/p>\n Worthy started slow, but finished in blazing hot form, and it’s something he wants to continue.<\/p>\n \u201cThe end of last year was kind of like a stepping stone for me,” Worthy said. “Just learning and getting a better feel for what Pat likes, and I started feeling like that got better at the end of the year, so just continue that and use that momentum.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Worthy’s regular season stat line of 58 receptions, 638 yards, and six touchdowns is a good return, and now, as he enters Year 2, he’ll get more help from the returning Rashee Rice and what Kansas City hopes is a better version of Marquise Brown.<\/p>\n Speed is still Xavier’s one-wood, and defenses have to stop the long bombs downfield, but he showed he is more than just a speed threat, with his ability to be used on quick slants and even jet sweeps to good effect.<\/p>\n The Chiefs will be looking to bounce back from their horror Super Bowl loss, and Worthy could be the one who steps up and ignites his team’s fire.<\/p>\n With his late-season form surge being a stepping stone to greater things in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy is ready to build on his efforts in his rookie season. The life of an NFL rookie isn’t all sunshine and… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n