The defending Tremendous Bowl champions simply acquired much more harmful.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, lower than three months after profitable their second-straight Tremendous Bowl, traded up on Thursday within the first spherical of the NFL Draft to fill an enormous staff want.
Regardless of the Chiefs getting sizzling on the proper time, Kansas Metropolis struggled to seek out many threats within the passing sport, as they didn’t have anybody go for 1,000 receiving yards (Travis Kelce had 984 whereas lacking two video games).
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Patrick Mahomes, left, appears enthusiastic about Xavier Worthy. (Getty Photos)
Upcoming sophomore Rashee Rice burst onto the scene later within the season, however outdoors of that, belief was scarce within the pass-catching division.
Nicely, the Chiefs now have the quickest man within the NFL on their staff after drafting Texas large receiver Xavier Worthy.
Worthy ran a 4.21 40-yard sprint on the NFL Scouting Mix, the quickest ever recorded.
Xavier Worthy, #WO40 of Texas, participates within the 40-yard sprint throughout the NFL Mix at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 2, 2024 in Indianapolis. (Stacy Revere/Getty Photos)
So, how did Patrick Mahomes react? With only a couple emojis:.
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In his third and ultimate season at Texas, Worthy posted profession highs with 75 receptions for 1,014 yards. In his profession, he had 197 catches for two,755 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Mahomes stated his first 40-time of 4.25 on the mix was “crazzyyyy,” so one might think about his ideas concerning the record-breaker.
Worthy’s bugaboos have been his small body (he’s solely 160 kilos) and his drop points, however game-breaking pace like his might outweigh these negatives.
His Longhorns gained the Huge 12, which earned them a visit to the Faculty Soccer Playoff, however they misplaced to Washington, Ross’s alma mater, within the Sugar Bowl. The Huskies ultimately misplaced to Michigan, the place Worthy initially dedicated.
Xavier Worthy, #1 of the Texas Longhorns, reacts after a landing within the third quarter in opposition to the Texas Tech Pink Raiders at Darrell Okay Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Nov. 24, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Photos)
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Worthy was named to the Huge 12 first staff final season, his second such nod. He additionally made the primary staff in 2021 and the second staff in 2022.
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