6:16pm: Worthy will not be charged in this case, Williamson County District Attorney Shawn Dick said (via Tyler Davis and Claire Osborn of the Austin American-Statesman). This case has been declined after discussions with multiple witness along with Worthy and his attorneys. Barring the arrival of new information which could lead to prosecution being sought, the matter will be therefore be closed.
9:01am: Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday night in Texas on a charge of assault against a family or household member by impeding their breathing or circulation, Fox26’s Will Kunkel reports. Worthy, 21, is currently in the Williamson County Jail, according to the Houston Chronicle’s Kirk Bohls. This is a felony domestic violence charge, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets.
Chosen in last year’s first round, Worthy impressed and played a central role in the Chiefs’ third straight Super Bowl appearance. However, he has run into what could be significant off-field trouble. This arrest comes less than a year after 2023 Chiefs second-round pick Rashee Rice‘s involvement in a street-racing incident, which brought eight felony charges. The Chiefs are gathering information on Worthy’s arrest, CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones adds.
Worthy’s attorneys released a statement indicating (via the Austin American-Statesman’s Cedric Golden) indicated the victim was a woman who “was recently asked to leave Mr. Worthy’s residence upon discovery of her infidelity. She had made a number of extortive efforts prior to this baseless allegation.” The third-degree felony charge carries a penalty of between two and 10 years in prison, ESPN.com’s Adam Teicher notes. Even if the charge could be reduced to a misdemeanor, Worthy will be facing a potential NFL suspension.
Rice remains expected to face a suspension. The Chiefs have shown a tremendous tolerance for off-field problems; they have continually seen key players run into trouble. Wide receiver has been the most common roster spot to cause such problems for the Chiefs, dating back to Tyreek Hill‘s issues and involving Justyn Ross‘ placement on the commissioner’s exempt list after a 2023 arrest.
The ex-Texas Longhorn joined the Chiefs as last year’s No. 28 overall pick. The team traded up (via the Bills) to land the player who set the Combine 40-yard dash record. Worthy started slowly but became a more consistent piece of Kansas City’s offense down the stretch, totaling at least 40 receiving yards in each game he played from Week 11 on. Worthy finished his rookie season with 638 receiving yards and 104 more on the ground, producing nine touchdowns.
Worthy also scored two TDs in Super Bowl LIX. Aided by garbage time in the Chiefs’ blowout loss, Worthy set a rookie Super Bowl record with 157 receiving yards (on eight catches). He will be expected to team with Rice to give the Chiefs a better receiving corps than they trotted out in 2024, but Worthy’s charge provides a significant early-career impediment.
This familiar territory for the Chiefs comes days before free agency. As the three-time reigning AFC champions will need to consider veteran options as potential Rice stopgaps, as the SMU alum is rehabbing a season-ending knee injury. Worthy’s status may now factor into Kansas City’s plans.
Typica Chiefs player
Yep. No debate that they are a great team on the field. But there lack of discipline or good behavior is an embarrassment off the field.
Their willingness to sign or trade for or draft domestic abusers is definitely an embarrassment.
*or draft
Plus harboring Harrison Butker with his “Kinder, Kuche, Kirche” riff.
Lol I’m pretty sure he didn’t do anything illegal.
Not toeing the line is worse than choking your family members for these ‘people’
Ahhh, so he’s a bad guy because he has different beliefs than you Mr Orange Man Bad TDS patient
I don’t believe they knew the future when they drafted him.
These kids are idiots lmao
What’s in the water in KC??
I hope slayton ends up in KC – deep threat, mentally stable. Good fit.
Slayton’s gonna end up with a criminal rap if he signs with K.C.
Honestly, you probably don’t want to know.
Strangling a family member? Definitely worthy of jail time.
It sounds to me like Texas’ titling for a D.V. charge. Strangulation is the easiest predictor of homicidal violence in suspects. Not every person who dies is or becomes homicidal, but there is an extremely high correlation.
Now, we don’t know the facts of the incident here, but needless to say that the charge itself at least is serious.
Death, Taxes, and a promising young player getting arrested
That stupid, skinny MF’er impeded someone’s breathing? I wish someone were nearby when this happened to freaking knock him into next week. So tired of this BS happening with my Chiefs.
The NFL has got to start really punishing these young punks that have this “holier than thou” attitude. Suspend them for a year. Set a precedent.
I think the commissioner need to force teams to hold on to these guys throughout their criminal careers and help them adjust. Anger management, ankle monitoring, community service all organized by the team so they have to hold up to get their side of the equation. Not that this case particularly comes to mind with the guts of what I’m saying. But risk/reward or release is leaving a stain on football.
I like this idea you paid for it you sit w it. Raiders still holding a roster spot for Henry Ruggs lol
You want nfl teams to ankle monitor their players lol?
If there is a crime that requires it. So that he can both go to work and be monitored. I’m spitballing ideas thinking it out. Just feels like the NFL should do more with character flaws. Even if someone isn’t found “guilty” of a crime there is a chance classes and therapy helped. I’m a grown ass man that had to learn the hard way to quit drinking and take care of my self. Luckily I have a family who was ready to help. Some don’t have solid examples or can’t get rid of bad friends.
Yeah, it’s over now.
But they can breathe somehow.
When Worthy’s bailed out.
Chiefs won’t have to go without.
Bet you feel dumb after the whole story came out. Haha
Not as dumb as someone who posts the comment that you did, without reading my follow-up comment at the end of this trail.
Chiefs dont care, its basically a prerequisite at this point.
It’s disgraceful that their fans defend these guys.
Tyreek Hill should be in jail.
We aren’t defending them. It’s frustrating. A second chance is one thing. Some do actually learn from their mistakes. Sadly others don’t.
Plenty of Chiefs fans do, and Frank Clark and Tyreek Hill should’ve earned their second chances in prison.
Most players don’t make those kind of mistakes in the first place. “Second chances” is rationalizing what people who aren’t famous never get for committing the same crimes.
Thank you! Exactly.
Most players don’t make those kind of mistakes in the first place. “Second chances” is rationalizing what people who aren’t famous never get for committing the same crimes.
how many days in court have you spent? If you have spent a day in superior court you will see a lot of 2nd chances given. It depends on the crime and such and yes DV is included in that with ordered counselling similar to famous people. The problem is they arent famous and you dont hear about it. I’ve helped a friend that their boyfriend had multiple drunk dv arrests that were overnights if you call it that midnight processing and out at 8am .. granted bad area and in their eyes low priority. There was even TROs issued and counselor sent out. Also legal representation makes a huge difference (why people dont use public defender much) famous or not. You got money (which most famous people do) you are more likely to get away with more. Sorry if im heated on this but the amount of chances this guy was given for no reason still boils my blood.
They make the 90’s Cowboys look like solid men.
Whats funny is you think its only Chiefs players that do this. Us Chiefs fans dont condone this behavior but I could link several stories tying players to violent arrests from each and every team in the league
What’s funny is the fact that you can’t just own what your team does.
If my team added Tyreek Hill, I’d call it out and never bring up another team having issues with players having off field problems again or otherwise deflect from what my team does.
Your team won multiple Superbowls because they paid two convicted woman beaters. Own it.
When they trade their first for DK – its not gonna matter.
I doubt they have the cap space to extend him, I’d think it would be a major upset if DK goes to KC. Lockett or Slayton seem much more likely targets or someone else in that mid tier market.
Locket is Worthy on paper. DK gives them better redzone looks. But KC isn’t warm.
Lockett is so much better than Worthy as a WR but obviously not as fast. Still very quick though.
They dont need to have cap space right now. They can create enough space to obtain him – and immediately renegotiate.
They currently are way above the cap, but a few moves make it possible. The Bills are like 10 million above the cap, but very easily can get 30-50 million in cap space.
I don’t know all the ins and outs of the Chiefs situation – but rarely is this kind of move impossible. You eventually have the cap hits count, but there are plenty of ways to make it work.
Antonio Brown saw his shadow which means the NFL offseason has officially begun.
Brownhog Day?
It appears some KC players would rather get arrested than listen to Taylor Swift…lol.
Let me mark my MLBTR bingo card. Someone found a way to shoehorn Taylor Swift into a completely unrelated article.
It was a hilarious comment, too. Well done @crosseyedlemon
We need a one-liner thread on this site. That was terrific. LOL
The Chiefs love them some domestic abusers.
Niners went through some of this. Ray McDonald was released and later proven innocent. Bruce Miller never played another down.
Reverse discrimination is discrimination
Color me shocked.
man, the chiefs are turning into the early-mid 1990’s cowboys.
More like the early 2K Bengals.
Chiefs are the team that the head coaches kid damn near killed someone while driving drunker than a sailor in port for the1st time in 6 months right??
Kid named Ried??
Left them permanently disabled but the Chiefs paid off the victim because their Head coach won them a Super Bowl???
Willie Gay type ?
Kadarius Toney type ?
Isahia Buggs???
Rasheed Rice?
Kareem Hunt?
Tyreek Hill?
Frank Clark??
Justin Cox
Jesus I’m tired of typing.
Stay Classy Chiefs!!!!
Don’t forget Jovan Belcher
Forgot about him…..murderer
Wait what did Toney do?
Douglas Co jail Georgia………assault on a woman and keeping her from calling 911
Or as the Chiefs call it——Foreplay!
Ugh wow. He really didn’t seem like the type given his lack of arrogance as a player unlike Hill and Clark.
Clearly you never really know until you do.
As a Chief, he trash talked Giants fan. I guess that’s assault.
Toney’s career NFL moment? Trick play TD called back cos he lined up offside. Cost KC a win over Buffalo.
The day he truly became a Chief.
Tubby Soprano must be so proud.
Chiefs love their turds.
The NFL needs to clean this stuff up. You don’t hear of domestic violence in the NBA, MLB or the NHL. Don’t do it or you are done in the NFL.
NBA let Bridges and Porter return from domestic violence recently. I’m not condoning it ever from anyone, but that sport isn’t perfect either.
Thanks for sharing that. It’s a bad look if you allow it.
Bauer, Chapman, the closer the astros traded for, the list goes on and on .. the nfl just like to be called out bigger about it i guess.
Yeah, I forgot about those. I’m waiting for someone to mention an NHL player, I know Avery was a jerk, but I don’t know if he was involved in assault. However, all of us agree, it’s disgusting and shouldn’t be tolerated.
The NHL had Mike Danton who was arrested (later convicted) for conspiracy to commit murder back in 2004.
Nothing happened to Rice…I’d guess very little is going to happen to Worthy
Nothing happened to Rice yet. I’d be surprised if he’s not missing at least 6 games
Rice didn’t strangle anyone.
You’re right, he was going 119 while street racing, caused a 6 car accident and then left the scene while people were injured…that’s much better
League needs to step in and start fining the chiefs draft picks for how much their players can’t stay out of trouble
Kansas City Thugs !
Clark Hunts Venmo game is on point.
What a joke!
After reading the updates, I spoke to soon. It sounds like she made this whole thing up after she cheated on Xavier and he told her to GTFO. First she tried to extort money out of him, then dreamed up the choking incident.