The mission in Kansas City is to go for a third consecutive Super Bowl appearance – after all, Patrick Mahomes and co. won the past two Super Bowls.
Last season saw Kansas City obtain their fourth title through dominant defensive play – the Chiefs’ defense surrendered 15.8 points per game to four of the NFL’s top offenses last season.
Despite the defense’s success in the playoffs, it shadowed a significant issue with the Chiefs: the receiving core. Mahomes said the team “felt like we didn’t play our best football” during the regular season regarding their receivers. Rashee Rice dropped eight passes, while Marques Valdes-Scantling caught one touchdown last season. The organization signed Marquise Brown and drafted Xavier Worthy to combat this issue.
Worthy suffered a hamstring injury, resulting in the receiver missing OTAs and rookie minicamp. On Wednesday, the former Longhorn returned on time for the Chiefs’ first training camp practice. Mahomes said that Worthy won’t be getting special treatment.
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of sports news in your in-box.
We find the sports news you need to know, so you don't have to.
“There’s no easing,” Mahomes commented. “He’s going to have to be ready to go. We got a lot of competition on this offense. Y’all saw it with Rashee last year and some of the throwing-up days he had. We’re going to push you to the limit and prepare yourself to be ready for the season.”
Rice could be suspended due to his involvement in a high-speed car crash in Dallas this offseason. The wideout was charged with a count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury. If a suspension occurs, more pressure will be put on Worthy to form a reliable target for Mahomes.
2023 saw the Saints fall short of a playoff appearance and the NFC South. New…
Two pitches after going down with an apparent injury in the sixth inning, Yankees slugger…
The rivalry between the Chiefs and Bengals will reignite this weekend as the two teams…
With an 11-6 record, good enough to win the AFC West for the eighth straight…
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey said Wednesday that he is expecting to play…
A new lawsuit filed in Houston against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was filed on…