The Kansas City Chiefs can exhale after vast receiver Xavier Worthy returned to the observe area on Thursday.
The second-year receiver left the Chiefs’ Week 1 recreation towards the Los Angeles Chargers early as a result of a dislocated shoulder that, on the time, seemed like it could maintain him off the sphere for weeks. Whereas he was limited in practice, 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 alleged to be working a deeper route to offer Worthy extra room to run beneath him. As an alternative, the a lot greater Kelce ran his route too near Worthy and hit him as exhausting as any defender.
Nonetheless, the Chiefs averted the worst, and Worthy practiced on Thursday with a sleeve and further padding on his proper shoulder. In line with The Athletic’s Jesse Newell, Worthy participated in place drills, together with a contact drill for contested catches.
