Chiefs Coach Gives Honest Take on Xavier Worthy After Rookie Struggles

The Kansas City Chiefs will look to improve to 10-0 on Sunday when they take on the Buffalo Bills.

Although the Chiefs are undefeated, they've had their fair share of struggles on offense, from injuries to lack of production from certain weapons. One of the offensive weapons who has struggled with production is rookie receiver Xavier Worthy.

After scoring two touchdowns against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1, Worthy has brought in just three total touchdowns in the last eight games. With many fans concerned about the first-round pick, offensive coordinator Matt Nagy expressed some optimism about his future production.

"I know, statistically, the numbers aren’t really where a lot of people would want them," said Nagy. "You’d like to get maybe some more catches, but he’s been fine. You see some of the shots that we’re taking, and the stuff underneath is there as well, so we’ve just got to be patient working through it [and] understand that those guys are working each and every day to get their timing down."

"Xavier has been in a phenomenal mindset this entire time and I think that’s probably most important because the time is coming when we start hitting some of those, and it’s going to be fun," Nagy continued.

In nine games, Worthy has totaled 246 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns on 20 catches. Chiefs fans caught a glimpse of his potential against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4, when he had a career-high 73 receiving yards and a touchdown on just three catches.