WR Xavier Worthy, KC (2 Viewers)

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I’d expect the IRR tag this week.

If he isn’t tagged, we’ll know a lot more about the injury.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Holy cow, internet doctors are killing it! This was super-informative!

It’s a well understood injury.

After watching that, I don’t have high hopes on Worthy making a meaningful return this year

Not sure why - they’re all guessing. None are with the team, none have seen his X-rays or MRI/CT results.

Saying he’s unlikely to make a meaningful return is woefully premature. Sure, that might be the case, but it just as easily might not.

 

[ponchsox]

It really sucks because the first six weeks was his time to shine without Rice. Now he comes back as a banged up decoy? Can’t start him or can’t drop him, yet.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

It really sucks because the first six weeks was his time to shine without Rice. Now he comes back as a banged up decoy? Can’t start him or can’t drop him, yet.

Why would he be a “banged up decoy”?

Where are y'all getting these narratives? If he’s ok to play he’s gonna draw targets. Right now all we know is he dislocated his shoulder. The rest is TBD. I fail to see how comments like this are at all helpful.

I mean, if you have a link to something saying he’s going to be a “banged up decoy” by all means, please shave it.

 

[ponchsox]

It really sucks because the first six weeks was his time to shine without Rice. Now he comes back as a banged up decoy? Can’t start him or can’t drop him, yet.

Why would he be a “banged up decoy”?

Where are y'all getting these narratives? If he’s ok to play he’s gonna draw targets. Right now all we know is he dislocated his shoulder. The rest is TBD. I fail to see how comments like this are at all helpful.

I mean, if you have a link to something saying he’s going to be a “banged up decoy” by all means, please shave it.

No link, just my personal opinion. I don’t think we can expect what we did before the injury. Hope I’m wrong and he ends up being good for fantasy.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

It really sucks because the first six weeks was his time to shine without Rice. Now he comes back as a banged up decoy? Can’t start him or can’t drop him, yet.

Why would he be a “banged up decoy”?

Where are y'all getting these narratives? If he’s ok to play he’s gonna draw targets. Right now all we know is he dislocated his shoulder. The rest is TBD. I fail to see how comments like this are at all helpful.

I mean, if you have a link to something saying he’s going to be a “banged up decoy” by all means, please shave it.

No link, just my personal opinion. I don’t think we can expect what we did before the injury. Hope I’m wrong and he ends up being good for fantasy.

I think there’s a massive range of potential outcomes here.

So far the news has been relatively good. Maybe let’s wait for an update before freaking out about stuff that might not happen.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Would the brace limit full range of motion? I'm not familiar with how the brace supports this type of injury.

I would think by definition it would limit range of motion so it can't get extended to a weaker position.

Kind of. The purpose isn’t to control range of motion as much as it’s there to keep the ball in the socket in the shoulder joint. It’s not necessarily limiting, it’s more there so that if he does take a hit to that shoulder it will stay in place. You can google around to see what they look like. Search “shoulder harness dislocated” and you’ll see em.


That said, whatever timeline he’s on will be determined by the severity of the dislocation, and what other damage was caused when it popped out. It could be a week, it could be 6 weeks.

The internet docs out there are all guessing if they haven’t seen his MRIs. Anyone who’s dislocated their shoulder can attest that it’s a wide range of possible outcomes.

Okay—and I don’t want to come across as abrasive—but we need to drop this whole “internet” doctor shaming thing. The videos that I’m posting are not just from random wannabe doctors that are putting bogus stuff up. You are welcome to research the doctors and find that these are legit Md’s with established merits in the world of sports injuries. The fact that they are sharing their knowledge and giving us their opinions based on a lot of experience and knowledge should be something we are thankful for—and not shaming them for.

Secondly—there is not a legitimate doctor on the planet that will tell you that a dislocated shoulder for a full contact sport that involves heavy and full movement of the arm has a recovery time of as little as a week. An AC joint sprain can take longer than a week.

The key to these threads is to be as objective as possible—not to assume a “Cinderella” fairy tale. The dude got absolutely trucked on national television right on the shoulder to where it showed that doctors popped the shoulder back into place—and it was confirmed to be a dislocation. Second opinions were gotten—which is a sign that whatever trauma the shoulder received was complicated enough to warrant one. After two opinions—all we know is that they have decided to not undergo “immediate” surgery—and that he was going to start a rehab regimen and evaluate the results “day by day”. Nothing was said about him returning in one week or six weeks, and nothing has been said about him not potentially having surgery if his rehab doesn’t show the progress they would like to see. If he does come back wearing a brace—that would be a clear indication that his shoulder is compromised as if it wasn’t—he wouldn’t “need” a brace.

Objectively—all we know is that he hasn’t been ruled out for the entire season—and if the does come back—he will be coming back not fully healed and will have a certain level of being compromised (as he he would be forced to wear a brace). That by nature means he will carry risk that was not there when we drafted him.

So far, the “internet” doctors have been right on with their diagnosis. So far, the alleged “pessimist” of this thread easily exposed that the report of Worthy being “day to day” was erroneous and was not at all what Reid said. The fact that “if” he returns—that it will be with a brace—is evidence that he would be coming back with some compromises in his shoulder—whether it be range of motion, instability…etc. As of now—there is ONE thing that Worthy owners should feel optimistic about. That only thing is that he hasn’t had immediate surgery and the hopes of him coming back at some point this season are still technically alive. Slamming and shaming “internet doctors” that have done nothing but share their expertise (and that have been accurate thus far) is not helpful imo.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Would the brace limit full range of motion? I'm not familiar with how the brace supports this type of injury.

I would think by definition it would limit range of motion so it can't get extended to a weaker position.

Kind of. The purpose isn’t to control range of motion as much as it’s there to keep the ball in the socket in the shoulder joint. It’s not necessarily limiting, it’s more there so that if he does take a hit to that shoulder it will stay in place. You can google around to see what they look like. Search “shoulder harness dislocated” and you’ll see em.


That said, whatever timeline he’s on will be determined by the severity of the dislocation, and what other damage was caused when it popped out. It could be a week, it could be 6 weeks.

The internet docs out there are all guessing if they haven’t seen his MRIs. Anyone who’s dislocated their shoulder can attest that it’s a wide range of possible outcomes.

Okay—and I don’t want to come across as abrasive—but we need to drop this whole “internet” doctor shaming thing. The videos that I’m posting are not just from random wannabe doctors that are putting bogus stuff up. You are welcome to research the doctors and find that these are legit Md’s with established merits in the world of sports injuries. The fact that they are sharing their knowledge and giving us their opinions based on a lot of experience and knowledge should be something we are thankful for—and not shaming them for.

Secondly—there is not a legitimate doctor on the planet that will tell you that a dislocated shoulder for a full contact sport that involves heavy and full movement of the arm has a recovery time of as little as a week. An AC joint sprain can take longer than a week.

The key to these threads is to be as objective as possible—not to assume a “Cinderella” fairy tale. The dude got absolutely trucked on national television right on the shoulder to where it showed that doctors popped the shoulder back into place—and it was confirmed to be a dislocation. Second opinions were gotten—which is a sign that whatever trauma the shoulder received was complicated enough to warrant one. After two opinions—all we know is that they have decided to not undergo “immediate” surgery—and that he was going to start a rehab regimen and evaluate the results “day by day”. Nothing was said about him returning in one week or six weeks, and nothing has been said about him not potentially having surgery if his rehab doesn’t show the progress they would like to see. If he does come back wearing a brace—that would be a clear indication that his shoulder is compromised as if it wasn’t—he wouldn’t “need” a brace.

Objectively—all we know is that he hasn’t been ruled out for the entire season—and if the does come back—he will be coming back not fully healed and will have a certain level of being compromised (as he he would be forced to wear a brace). That by nature means he will carry risk that was not there when we drafted him.

So far, the “internet” doctors have been right on with their diagnosis. So far, the alleged “pessimist” of this thread easily exposed that the report of Worthy being “day to day” was erroneous and was not at all what Reid said. The fact that “if” he returns—that it will be with a brace—is evidence that he would be coming back with some compromises in his shoulder—whether it be range of motion, instability…etc. As of now—there is ONE thing that Worthy owners should feel optimistic about. That only thing is that he hasn’t had immediate surgery and the hopes of him coming back at some point this season are still technically alive. Slamming and shaming “internet doctors” that have done nothing but share their expertise (and that have been accurate thus far) is not helpful imo.

Due respect, that wasn’t worth typing 1K words over.

Internet doctors are guessing. It’s a fact. I don’t GAF how good they are - they aren’t the team doctor and they don’t have access to Worthy’s MRIs.

I didn’t “shame” anyone. I called it like it is. They’re guessing. Educated guesses? Sure. But guesses nonetheless.

And they haven’t been 100%. After it happened I saw everything from collarbone to AC joint to shoulder separation. Then the team said it was dislocated and they narrowed it down.

All I’m saying is we should wait for an update. You’re extremely triggered in here and it’s a little odd. Maybe take a beat and wait for the update.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Objectively—all we know is that he hasn’t been ruled out for the entire season—and if the does come back—he will be coming back not fully healed and will have a certain level of being compromised (as he he would be forced to wear a brace). That by nature means he will carry risk that was not there when we drafted him.

And objectively this is all we know.

And in FACT we have seen players come back in as little as a week. Dallvin Cook did exactly that. Am I saying worthy will do that? Nope - not once.

But it’s on the spectrum of possible outcomes. Let’s all wait for an actual update and see how it unfolds.

 

[doeseatplace]

Hi, Everybody!

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Would the brace limit full range of motion? I'm not familiar with how the brace supports this type of injury.

I would think by definition it would limit range of motion so it can't get extended to a weaker position.

Kind of. The purpose isn’t to control range of motion as much as it’s there to keep the ball in the socket in the shoulder joint. It’s not necessarily limiting, it’s more there so that if he does take a hit to that shoulder it will stay in place. You can google around to see what they look like. Search “shoulder harness dislocated” and you’ll see em.


That said, whatever timeline he’s on will be determined by the severity of the dislocation, and what other damage was caused when it popped out. It could be a week, it could be 6 weeks.

The internet docs out there are all guessing if they haven’t seen his MRIs. Anyone who’s dislocated their shoulder can attest that it’s a wide range of possible outcomes.

Okay—and I don’t want to come across as abrasive—but we need to drop this whole “internet” doctor shaming thing. The videos that I’m posting are not just from random wannabe doctors that are putting bogus stuff up. You are welcome to research the doctors and find that these are legit Md’s with established merits in the world of sports injuries. The fact that they are sharing their knowledge and giving us their opinions based on a lot of experience and knowledge should be something we are thankful for—and not shaming them for.

Secondly—there is not a legitimate doctor on the planet that will tell you that a dislocated shoulder for a full contact sport that involves heavy and full movement of the arm has a recovery time of as little as a week. An AC joint sprain can take longer than a week.

The key to these threads is to be as objective as possible—not to assume a “Cinderella” fairy tale. The dude got absolutely trucked on national television right on the shoulder to where it showed that doctors popped the shoulder back into place—and it was confirmed to be a dislocation. Second opinions were gotten—which is a sign that whatever trauma the shoulder received was complicated enough to warrant one. After two opinions—all we know is that they have decided to not undergo “immediate” surgery—and that he was going to start a rehab regimen and evaluate the results “day by day”. Nothing was said about him returning in one week or six weeks, and nothing has been said about him not potentially having surgery if his rehab doesn’t show the progress they would like to see. If he does come back wearing a brace—that would be a clear indication that his shoulder is compromised as if it wasn’t—he wouldn’t “need” a brace.

Objectively—all we know is that he hasn’t been ruled out for the entire season—and if the does come back—he will be coming back not fully healed and will have a certain level of being compromised (as he he would be forced to wear a brace). That by nature means he will carry risk that was not there when we drafted him.

So far, the “internet” doctors have been right on with their diagnosis. So far, the alleged “pessimist” of this thread easily exposed that the report of Worthy being “day to day” was erroneous and was not at all what Reid said. The fact that “if” he returns—that it will be with a brace—is evidence that he would be coming back with some compromises in his shoulder—whether it be range of motion, instability…etc. As of now—there is ONE thing that Worthy owners should feel optimistic about. That only thing is that he hasn’t had immediate surgery and the hopes of him coming back at some point this season are still technically alive. Slamming and shaming “internet doctors” that have done nothing but share their expertise (and that have been accurate thus far) is not helpful imo.

Due respect, that wasn’t worth typing 1K words over.

Internet doctors are guessing. It’s a fact. I don’t GAF how good they are - they aren’t the team doctor and they don’t have access to Worthy’s MRIs.

I didn’t “shame” anyone. I called it like it is. They’re guessing. Educated guesses? Sure. But guesses nonetheless.

And they haven’t been 100%. After it happened I saw everything from collarbone to AC joint to shoulder separation. Then the team said it was dislocated and they narrowed it down.

All I’m saying is we should wait for an update. You’re extremely triggered in here and it’s a little odd. Maybe take a beat and wait for the update.

An educated guess from somebody that handles these types of injuries for a living—where the event of the injury was caught on tape for them to analyze—is of value. Yes—by calling them “internet doctors’—you are shaming them. They are doctors that post their experienced opinions on the internet. That’s a huge difference—and your way of referring to them is insulting.

Secondly—I would argue that I’ve been one of the only posters in here that has been objective. You can go back up through and read. I’m not the one touting Day to day when the update came out—I’ m the one that listened to the actual words that Reid said and noticed “hey—what he’s saying and what is being reported (even on rotoworld) are two completely different things” to the point where even Joe Bryant acknowledged it. In any case, I like and respect you as a contributing member—and the last thing that I want to do is come across as being confrontational. If that’s how I came across—that certainly was not my intention.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

by calling them “internet doctors’—you are shaming them.

They are doctors, on the internet. It is a literal description of who they are. I didn’t call them “quacks” - I took at face value that they’re actually who they claim to be (which isn’t always the case in 2025)

I’m not the one touting Day to day when the update came out

I didn’t either. I posted an update from nbc sports that said that.

In any case, I like and respect you as a contributing member—and the last thing that I want to do is come across as being confrontational. If that’s how I came across—that certainly was not my intention.

All good dude - you were, but I’m not taking it personally.

I’ve said several times I’m not being Pollyanna about this. It is absolutely possible he misses 2, 4, 8 weeks, or the season if he has surgery. Like you, I’ve had this exact injury numerous times until I had it repaired.

But historically speaking we absolutely have seen guys play through this. And again - all due respect to the fine doctors of the internet (better phrasing?) but literally no one knows the type of dislocation this was, or if there was associated damage, outside of that Chiefs locker room. And I’m pretty sure they’re not sharing test results with people on Twitter or wherever.

The type and severity matters for his potential recovery, wouldn’t you agree? It’s difficult to know if his rotator cuff is damaged from watching the video, right? Impossible to know if it’s a partial or full labrum tear - fair?

In that light, let’s wait and see. The only thing worse than rampant optimism over an injury we don’t fully understand is rampant pessimism. Claims that he’ll be a hobbled decoy or won’t be able to play through it, or that it will be limiting are just that right now: claims. Because we won’t know any of that until we know.

And the ways we’ll know are
1. Worthy will show up on the practice report.
2. The team will tell us
3. worthy will tell us.

Outside of those 3 things happening, everyone is just guessing. And in this case even an educated guess is somewhat worthless. Like, I’ve dislocated mine 5x and have the X-rays to prove it - does that make me an expert? Not hardly. My shoulder/arm had no swelling and was pain-free just two weeks after the initial dislocation. I had full range of motion and no loss of strength. No rotator cuff or AC joint damage. And I’m not a pro football player in extraordinary shape like Worthy is.

So again - let’s take a beat. We will all see the practice reports. I’m sure Reid will be asked about it in his pressers all week. Maybe we’ll get some actual information from the team that we can hang our hats on.

For the record, I do not expect Worthy to practice before, or play in week 2’s game.

IMO the most telling bit of information we’ll have is if they place him on the IR-R. Then we know he’s out at least 4 games, and possibly more. Conversely if they don’t do that, we can maybe be a little more optimistic about his situation.

Fair?

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Due respect, that wasn’t worth typing 1K words over.

Welcome to ignored users.

 

[Da Franchise]

by calling them “internet doctors’—you are shaming them.

They are doctors, on the internet. It is a literal description of who they are. I didn’t call them “quacks” - I took at face value that they’re actually who they claim to be (which isn’t always the case in 2025)

I’m not the one touting Day to day when the update came out

I didn’t either. I posted an update from nbc sports that said that.

In any case, I like and respect you as a contributing member—and the last thing that I want to do is come across as being confrontational. If that’s how I came across—that certainly was not my intention.

All good dude - you were, but I’m not taking it personally.

I’ve said several times I’m not being Pollyanna about this. It is absolutely possible he misses 2, 4, 8 weeks, or the season if he has surgery. Like you, I’ve had this exact injury numerous times until I had it repaired.

But historically speaking we absolutely have seen guys play through this. And again - all due respect to the fine doctors of the internet (better phrasing?) but literally no one knows the type of dislocation this was, or if there was associated damage, outside of that Chiefs locker room. And I’m pretty sure they’re not sharing test results with people on Twitter or wherever.

The type and severity matters for his potential recovery, wouldn’t you agree? It’s difficult to know if his rotator cuff is damaged from watching the video, right? Impossible to know if it’s a partial or full labrum tear - fair?

In that light, let’s wait and see. The only thing worse than rampant optimism over an injury we don’t fully understand is rampant pessimism. Claims that he’ll be a hobbled decoy or won’t be able to play through it, or that it will be limiting are just that right now: claims. Because we won’t know any of that until we know.

And the ways we’ll know are
1. Worthy will show up on the practice report.
2. The team will tell us
3. worthy will tell us.

Outside of those 3 things happening, everyone is just guessing. And in this case even an educated guess is somewhat worthless. Like, I’ve dislocated mine 5x and have the X-rays to prove it - does that make me an expert? Not hardly. My shoulder/arm had no swelling and was pain-free just two weeks after the initial dislocation. I had full range of motion and no loss of strength. No rotator cuff or AC joint damage. And I’m not a pro football player in extraordinary shape like Worthy is.

So again - let’s take a beat. We will all see the practice reports. I’m sure Reid will be asked about it in his pressers all week. Maybe we’ll get some actual information from the team that we can hang our hats on.

For the record, I do not expect Worthy to practice before, or play in week 2’s game.

IMO the most telling bit of information we’ll have is if they place him on the IR-R. Then we know he’s out at least 4 games, and possibly more. Conversely if they don’t do that, we can maybe be a little more optimistic about his situation.

Fair?

I think you might be arguing with ChatGPT given all those em dashes he’s using.

 

[fantasycurse42]

We have nothing except he isn’t on IR yet, which is positive and gives hope, but you’re all speculating over nonsense.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

given all those em dashes

Ah, the beloved em dash.

 

[Joe Bryant]

by calling them “internet doctors’—you are shaming them.

They are doctors, on the internet. It is a literal description of who they are. I didn’t call them “quacks” - I took at face value that they’re actually who they claim to be (which isn’t always the case in 2025)

I’m not the one touting Day to day when the update came out

I didn’t either. I posted an update from nbc sports that said that.

In any case, I like and respect you as a contributing member—and the last thing that I want to do is come across as being confrontational. If that’s how I came across—that certainly was not my intention.

All good dude - you were, but I’m not taking it personally.

I’ve said several times I’m not being Pollyanna about this. It is absolutely possible he misses 2, 4, 8 weeks, or the season if he has surgery. Like you, I’ve had this exact injury numerous times until I had it repaired.

But historically speaking we absolutely have seen guys play through this. And again - all due respect to the fine doctors of the internet (better phrasing?) but literally no one knows the type of dislocation this was, or if there was associated damage, outside of that Chiefs locker room. And I’m pretty sure they’re not sharing test results with people on Twitter or wherever.

The type and severity matters for his potential recovery, wouldn’t you agree? It’s difficult to know if his rotator cuff is damaged from watching the video, right? Impossible to know if it’s a partial or full labrum tear - fair?

In that light, let’s wait and see. The only thing worse than rampant optimism over an injury we don’t fully understand is rampant pessimism. Claims that he’ll be a hobbled decoy or won’t be able to play through it, or that it will be limiting are just that right now: claims. Because we won’t know any of that until we know.

And the ways we’ll know are
1. Worthy will show up on the practice report.
2. The team will tell us
3. worthy will tell us.

Outside of those 3 things happening, everyone is just guessing. And in this case even an educated guess is somewhat worthless. Like, I’ve dislocated mine 5x and have the X-rays to prove it - does that make me an expert? Not hardly. My shoulder/arm had no swelling and was pain-free just two weeks after the initial dislocation. I had full range of motion and no loss of strength. No rotator cuff or AC joint damage. And I’m not a pro football player in extraordinary shape like Worthy is.

So again - let’s take a beat. We will all see the practice reports. I’m sure Reid will be asked about it in his pressers all week. Maybe we’ll get some actual information from the team that we can hang our hats on.

For the record, I do not expect Worthy to practice before, or play in week 2’s game.

IMO the most telling bit of information we’ll have is if they place him on the IR-R. Then we know he’s out at least 4 games, and possibly more. Conversely if they don’t do that, we can maybe be a little more optimistic about his situation.

Fair?

Due respect, that wasn’t worth typing 1K words over.

If you've got another opinion or disagree, make your case and lay it out. But be more cool to other posters here than that.

 

[greenmountaingoat]

I tried to pry him away from someone this offseason. Guy asked for McConkey back. I auto rejected it but can’t imagine if I’d actually tried to work with that.

He’s yet another player with limitations that Reid and Mahomes are able to turn into top guys in the lineup. Too bad his season will seemingly be quite impacted by injury. I am not dumping of course but this was going to perhaps be the peak of his value. I think he’s a good player but being elite as a fantasy asset is not something he would be consistently do outside of the role he was tapped for in the next 6 weeks.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I think he’s a good player but being elite as a fantasy asset is not something he would be consistently do outside of the role he was tapped for in the next 6 weeks.

I still think he’s the only one on the team that can truly take the top off of a defense, and having Rice back drawing coverage might actually help with that.

 

[Chaka]

It really sucks because the first six weeks was his time to shine without Rice. Now he comes back as a banged up decoy? Can’t start him or can’t drop him, yet.

Why would he be a “banged up decoy”?

Where are y'all getting these narratives? If he’s ok to play he’s gonna draw targets. Right now all we know is he dislocated his shoulder. The rest is TBD. I fail to see how comments like this are at all helpful.

I mean, if you have a link to something saying he’s going to be a “banged up decoy” by all means, please shave it.

Because he's tiny and very banged up. People keep saying "It's just a pain tolerance issue" I don't think many are considering how it feels to be tackled by an NFL player. Just the action of sprinting off the line, maybe, fighting off press coverage is going to require a lot of pain tolerance.

Dude is 5'1" tall and weighs 120 lbs, admittedly 2" taller and 10 lbs heavier than Bryce Young, but he's still small AF.

It feels like people are assuming he can tough it out. IMO that's magical thinking.

I also think it's about a lot more than pain tolerance. He's a WR, his shoulder is kinda important to that job. His ability to extend to catch passes will certainly be compromised.

I agree that, unless you have no other options, he should not be in lineups this week.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I agree that, unless you have no other options, he should not be in lineups this week.

Wait, have you heard that he’s playing? I don’t think anyone has argued that he should be in lineups this week.


As for this:

I don't think many are considering how it feels to be tackled by an NFL player.

I’ve said it multiple times. Definitely considering it.

He's a WR, his shoulder is kinda important to that job. His ability to extend to catch passes will certainly be compromised.

This very much depends on the type of dislocation, and severity of peripheral injuries (or if there are any). If he didn’t hurt his rotator cuff, and if it’s not an anterior dislocation, his ability to reach, extend, or catch should be fine.

These are among the many, many things we do not know at this time, so we shouldn’t be making blanket statements about them. We will know them soon enough. If they don’t IRR him, we will have one thing answered. If he plays with a harness/brace, we will have some idea of other things.

It’s a whole lot of TBD.

 

[BassNBrew]

I agree that, unless you have no other options, he should not be in lineups this week.

Wait, have you heard that he’s playing? I don’t think anyone has argued that he should be in lineups this week.


As for this:

I don't think many are considering how it feels to be tackled by an NFL player.

I’ve said it multiple times. Definitely considering it.

He's a WR, his shoulder is kinda important to that job. His ability to extend to catch passes will certainly be compromised.

This very much depends on the type of dislocation, and severity of peripheral injuries (or if there are any). If he didn’t hurt his rotator cuff, and if it’s not an anterior dislocation, his ability to reach, extend, or catch should be fine.

These are among the many, many things we do not know at this time, so we shouldn’t be making blanket statements about them. We will know them soon enough. If they don’t IRR him, we will have one thing answered. If he plays with a harness/brace, we will have some idea of other things.

It’s a whole lot of TBD.

My dislocation for reaching for Worthy cleared up pretty quickly with Hollywood in the 14th.

 

[Chaka]

I agree that, unless you have no other options, he should not be in lineups this week.

Wait, have you heard that he’s playing? I don’t think anyone has argued that he should be in lineups this week.

No, I haven't. If he isn't able to play this week then change it to next week, or the week after etc.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

My dislocation for reaching for Worthy cleared up pretty quickly with Hollywood in the 14th.

Alas, mine has not. Kirk was my next man up and he was down from the jump.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

No, I haven't. If he isn't able to play this week then change it to next week, or the week after etc.

You’re writing him off for the year? Huh.

 

[Gatorade]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

Wow. Worth noting that a separation is worse than a dislocation. That’s one tough SOB!

 

[SayWhat?]

Boy, what a difference one fluky play makes. If Kelce doesn’t run his route too shallow, we might’ve been talking about Worthy having 10-15 targets in Week 1 and his spiking dynasty value. Instead, it’s all doom and gloom that he’s too small (I think most players would’ve been hurt running full speed into a 250lb TE also running full soeed, but I digress) and that he was never going to be that consistent threat in this offense. For the doubters it’s validation, but if you believe it’s a great buying opportunity.

 

[ponchsox]

Worthy not at practice today, no surprise. He’s not playing this week and not for a few more IMO. That’s if he even gets to the point where he comfortable catching the football.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

(I think most players would’ve been hurt running full speed into a 250lb TE also running full soeed, but I digress)

Literally anyone would have dislocated their shoulder on that hit. That’s just physics.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Worthy not at practice today, no surprise. He’s not playing this week and not for a few more IMO. That’s if he even gets to the point where he comfortable catching the football.

Yep - pretty much expected.

That said, they have not put him on the IRR.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

More positive news from the update:

According to coach Andy Reid, Worthy -- who suffered a right shoulder injury during Week 1 action -- is doing better and making progress, with surgery is not currently under consideration for the wideout

In my experience, the Chiefs are one of the more transparent teams when it comes to injury, so I’m taking Reid at face value here.

 

[fightingillini]

Worthy not at practice today, no surprise. He’s not playing this week and not for a few more IMO. That’s if he even gets to the point where he comfortable catching the football.

Yep - pretty much expected.

That said, they have not put him on the IRR.

That must mean they think it is a 2-4 week injury. But I would still plan on Worthy being out 4 games.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

That must mean they think it is a 2-4 week injury. But I would still plan on Worthy being out 4 games.

That’s my take-away, yes. Could be anywhere from 2-4.

I won’t itemize again, but there are a lot of factors at play here. Mostly having to do with how Worthy responds to rehab, & what his range of motion is.

Or who knows, maybe they IRR him tomorrow or Friday if he’s not responding well enough. Trying not to get too high or low with every update.

 

[blue42]

I think the moral of this story is that the Chiefs WR situation looks a lot like the Chiefs RB situation the past few years. Too many guys and no one near good enough to stand out. Plus injuries. Week to week trying to figure out not just who's going to actually be in the game, but be the #1 option? I'd pass. There are better fantasy calculus problems to solve.

Full disclosure: I've got Worthy and picked up Brown as a FA this week.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I think the moral of this story is that the Chiefs WR situation looks a lot like the Chiefs RB situation the past few years. Too many guys and no one near good enough to stand out.

That’s a strange conclusion to draw from this.

Injuries happen. We don’t actually know what Worthy would have done had he not been KO’d on the 3rd snap of the game.

This was a fluke.

 

[FarFromHome]

That’s a strange conclusion to draw from this.

Injuries happen. We don’t actually know what Worthy would have done had he not been KO’d on the 3rd snap of the game.

This was a fluke.

Agreed. Add in the Rice suspension. We could actually see a game with a healthy Rice and Worthy lined up. That's damn solid.

 

[rockaction]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

I was a Giants, Jets, and Raiders fan back then. I remember Emmitt doing that. His line was opening up canyons and Madden was throwing a fit like he was the toughest guy in the world. I wanted to vomit. That was one of the last times Dallas had a serious shot at going anywhere. LOL.

 

[blue42]

I think the moral of this story is that the Chiefs WR situation looks a lot like the Chiefs RB situation the past few years. Too many guys and no one near good enough to stand out.

That’s a strange conclusion to draw from this.

Injuries happen. We don’t actually know what Worthy would have done had he not been KO’d on the 3rd snap of the game.

This was a fluke.

It's not a conclusion. It's a factual statement.

The Chiefs now have another rotating quagmire at WR of 'who's in, who's out' and once they're in or out, no one knows if they're going to be any good, because none of them are really any good. It sucks that it's because of injuries, but that's what it is.

And it looks like the RB situation of the past few years. CEH, Pacheco, Hunt. Same story. None of those guys were reliable productive options. Weekly fill-in? Maybe. Set it and forget it. Nope.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that no offensive player on this team is going to be a fantasy standout this year. Banged up, suspended, old, what have you.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I think the moral of this story is that the Chiefs WR situation looks a lot like the Chiefs RB situation the past few years. Too many guys and no one near good enough to stand out.

That’s a strange conclusion to draw from this.

Injuries happen. We don’t actually know what Worthy would have done had he not been KO’d on the 3rd snap of the game.

This was a fluke.

It's not a conclusion. It's a factual statement.

The Chiefs now have another rotating quagmire at WR of 'who's in, who's out' and once they're in or out, no one knows if they're going to be any good, because none of them are really any good. It sucks that it's because of injuries, but that's what it is.

And it looks like the RB situation of the past few years. CEH, Pacheco, Hunt. Same story. None of those guys were reliable productive options. Weekly fill-in? Maybe. Set it and forget it. Nope.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that no offensive player on this team is going to be a fantasy standout this year. Banged up, suspended, old, what have you.

Flag plant noted.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I would counter that Rice is very likely to be a stud when he comes back.

 

[fantasycurse42]

No surgery, no ir-r.

Best update we could’ve hoped for. They’re thinking at most 4 weeks as of now. That’s subject to change obviously, but that’s where we currently are.

 

[Chaka]

No, I haven't. If he isn't able to play this week then change it to next week, or the week after etc.

You’re writing him off for the year? Huh.

No.

 

[Manster]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

I was a Giants, Jets, and Raiders fan back then. I remember Emmitt doing that. His line was opening up canyons and Madden was throwing a fit like he was the toughest guy in the world. I wanted to vomit. That was one of the last times Dallas had a serious shot at going anywhere. LOL.

Ok I gotta respond to this. Go back and watch the film. Emmitt took a pounding. Dude was a baller.

 

[rockaction]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

I was a Giants, Jets, and Raiders fan back then. I remember Emmitt doing that. His line was opening up canyons and Madden was throwing a fit like he was the toughest guy in the world. I wanted to vomit. That was one of the last times Dallas had a serious shot at going anywhere. LOL.

Ok I gotta respond to this. Go back and watch the film. Emmitt took a pounding. Dude was a baller.

I know, man. LOL.

 

[Chaka]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

I was a Giants, Jets, and Raiders fan back then. I remember Emmitt doing that. His line was opening up canyons and Madden was throwing a fit like he was the toughest guy in the world. I wanted to vomit. That was one of the last times Dallas had a serious shot at going anywhere. LOL.

Ok I gotta respond to this. Go back and watch the film. Emmitt took a pounding. Dude was a baller.

Agreed. I despised those Cowboy teams and he did have one of the best o-lines in NFL history. But you don't touch the ball 5,000 times and not take a beating.

He was also built like a a 5'9", 220 lb wrecking ball.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

I was a Giants, Jets, and Raiders fan back then. I remember Emmitt doing that. His line was opening up canyons and Madden was throwing a fit like he was the toughest guy in the world. I wanted to vomit. That was one of the last times Dallas had a serious shot at going anywhere. LOL.

Ok I gotta respond to this. Go back and watch the film. Emmitt took a pounding. Dude was a baller.

Agreed. I despised those Cowboy teams and he did have one of the best o-lines in NFL history. But you don't touch the ball 5,000 times and not take a beating.

He was also built like a a 5'9", 220 lb wrecking ball.

Brick Smilehouse sounds like it was one of the lines in the TBS overdubbed version of Pulp Fiction.

 

[Chaka]

Emmitt Smith played through the pain of a separated shoulder in the final game of the 1993 regular season to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory against the New York Giants on January 2, 1994. Despite suffering the injury in the second quarter, Smith returned to finish with 168 rushing yards and 61 receiving yards, setting up the game-winning field goal to secure the NFC East title for the Cowboys.

I was a Giants, Jets, and Raiders fan back then. I remember Emmitt doing that. His line was opening up canyons and Madden was throwing a fit like he was the toughest guy in the world. I wanted to vomit. That was one of the last times Dallas had a serious shot at going anywhere. LOL.

Ok I gotta respond to this. Go back and watch the film. Emmitt took a pounding. Dude was a baller.

Agreed. I despised those Cowboy teams and he did have one of the best o-lines in NFL history. But you don't touch the ball 5,000 times and not take a beating.

He was also built like a a 5'9", 220 lb wrecking ball.

Brick Smilehouse sounds like it was one of the lines in the TBS overdubbed version of Pulp Fiction.

Seriously, why bother showing that movie on basic cable?

Uma Thurman accidentally OD'd on powdered sugar so Travolta had to rush her to Stoltz's house for an insulin shot.

My goodness how did they handle Zed?

 

[ponchsox]

Will participate in practice today in some capacity.

 

[FarFromHome]

Will participate in practice today in some capacity.

Me too!!!! Ha ha