While the first round of the College Football Playoff is dominating most of today’s sports headlines, the NFL also has two big games coming up. In one of those games, the Kansas City Chiefs and former Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II will take on the Houston Texans at noon Central.
When one member of the Chiefs arrived at Kansas City’s stadium wearing a Texas Tech jersey, he turned heads, but it wasn’t Mahomes or his close friend, tight end Travis Kelce. Rather, former Texas Longhorn standout Xavier Worthy showed up wearing the Mahomes-branded galvanized gray jersey that Tech wore against Colorado last month.
Of course, Worthy wore No. 5, Mahomes’ old college number. It drew a huge response from Texas Tech fans on social media.
Texas fans, close your eyes 🫣 @XavierWorthy + #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/JHtJu8lRRd
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 21, 2024
What’s interesting is that Worthy decided to wear Mahomes’ Texas Tech jersey on the same day his alma mater takes on Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Perhaps it was an attempt to curry favor with Mahomes before the game, hoping he would get the ball to Wirth early and often against the Texans.
Worthy, a rookie this season, was the first pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s NFL Draft. The No. 28 overall pick entered the season with high expectations, especially after posting the fastest 40-yard dash time in NFL Combine history.
However, Worthy required a bit of a learning curve. In 14 games thus far, he has caught 44 passes for 494 yards and four touchdowns (second on the team in both receiving yards and TD catches), and has rushed 15 times for 84 yards. He also scored three goals.
But he didn’t exactly set the NFL on fire like some thought. In fact, the Chiefs’ offense overall this season has been somewhat disappointing.
Still, Worthy helped the Chiefs to an NFL-best 13-1 record. Of course, he wants to be a big part of Saturday’s further victory, and maybe even sent a message to his starting quarterback by wearing a Mahomes-branded jersey when he arrived for pregame warmups. I don’t know. After all, it’s always a great idea to be on the quarterback’s good side, especially for a rookie wide receiver.
