{"id":32215,"date":"2025-09-09T02:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32215"},"modified":"2025-09-09T02:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:08:14","slug":"chiefs-news-andy-reid-provides-update-on-chiefs-rookie-wr-after-xavier-worthy-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32215","title":{"rendered":"CHIEFS NEWS: Andy Reid Provides Update on Chiefs Rookie WR After Xavier Worthy Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2229432296-e1757373318737.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2229432296-e1757373318737.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2229432296-e1757373318737.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2229432296-e1757373318737.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Andy Reid Provides Update on Chiefs Rookie WR After Xavier Worthy Injury\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Christian Petersen\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>GLENDALE, ARIZONA &#8211; AUGUST 09: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs walks on the field during the NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on August 09, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his Monday press conference, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke on the injury status of rookie WR Jalen Royals. In Friday night\u2019s season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, second-year WR Xavier Worthy went down with a dislocated shoulder when he collided with his teammate, TE Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/09\/07\/20\/101920415-15074885-image-a-87_1757272390745.jpg\" alt=\"Chiefs get concerning Xavier Worthy news after Travis Kelce injured him in  Chargers loss | Daily Mail Online\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the Chiefs\u2019 top receiver, Rashee Rice, out five more games due to a suspension, Kansas City will need all they help they can get at wide receiver. Royals has been dealing with a knee injury recently and did not play against the Chargers, though details as to his timeline have been scant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, Jalen\u2019s done a good job with his rehab,\u201d Reid said. \u201cAgain, we\u2019ll just see how that ends up this week. We\u2019ve got a couple days here that we\u2019ve had, so guys are making good progress on that. But we\u2019ll see where Royals is. If neither [Royals or Worthy] play, we\u2019ve got the guys that we played with the other night that are good football players.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Hollywood Brown Will Be Relied Upon Heavily With Worthy Out<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5486082\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2229316045_09c8a6-e1757376387617.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Andy Reid Provides Update on Chiefs Rookie WR After Xavier Worthy Injury\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5486082\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5486082\">Christian Petersen\/GettyGLENDALE, ARIZONA \u2013 AUGUST 09: Wide receiver Jalen Royals #11 of the Kansas City Chiefs makes a reception past linebacker Xavier Thomas #54 of the Arizona Cardinals during the first quarter of the NFL Preseason 2025 game at State Farm Stadium on August 09, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marquise \u201cHollywood\u201d Brown is a former first-round pick in his own right, back in 2019 with the Baltimore Ravens. He was traded to the Cardinals in 2022 and played two seasons in Arizona before signing with the Chiefs last offseason in free agency. Though he suffered a shoulder injury in the preseason and missed most of the year, he\u2019s healthy now and will be the Chiefs\u2019 go-to guy in the passing game with Worthy and Rice out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e01-phantom-marca.uecdn.es\/a06f4422a1b6f00fd3aad36c06b18965\/resize\/828\/f\/jpg\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2025\/09\/06\/17571252825205.jpg\" alt=\"Xavier Worthy injury update: Chiefs WR leaves early against Chargers | Marca\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brown\u2019s best season came in 2021, his third with the Ravens. That year, he had 1,008 yards on 91 catches, with six touchdowns. He became QB Lamar Jackson\u2019s go-to target, and his field-stretching ability paired perfectly with Jackson\u2019s big arm.<\/p>\n<p>Worthy went down on the Chiefs\u2019 first drive in S\u00e3o Paulo. Brown stepped up big-time as the new top dog in the offense, catching 10 passes for 99 yards and converting several critical first downs. Kansas City will need more of that from him while they\u2019re missing so many guys.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Schedule Doesn\u2019t Get Any Easier<\/h2>\n<p>Seven of the Chiefs\u2019 first 10 games come against teams that made the playoffs last year. That started with the Chargers, includes their Week 2 game against the defending Super Bowl-champion Eagles, and continues with the Ravens, Lions, Commanders, Bills, and Broncos after that. It\u2019s a brutal stretch to open the season, and it comes as the Chiefs are pretty banged up at receiver.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a true test of what HC Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes can cook up on offense if they\u2019re going to win a number of these games and stay competitive in the AFC playoff picture. No one should doubt the Chiefs, but it\u2019ll be a tall task to repeat as the AFC\u2019s No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Woodie is an accomplished sports writer specializing in the NFL and college football for Heavy.com. He&#8217;s written for Heavy since 2025 and has years of experience writing for NFL Trade Rumors and Pro Football Focus (PFF). Woodie is an expert in draft scouting and his final 2025 Big Board was included in Arif Hasan&#8217;s media consensus board for Wide Left. 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