Chiefs Injuries: Xavier Worthy day-to-day as he rehabs shoulder injury

When Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had his usual session with local reporters on Monday, the biggest question on their minds was the injury to wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who had been reported to have suffered a dislocated shoulder in a collision with tight end Travis Kelce on the third offensive play of Friday’s 27-21 Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

So Reid addressed it in his opening statement.

“I know Xavier is the big question,” volunteered the head coach. “He’s rehabbing and working his shoulder. We’ll just see where it goes, day-by-day, here. We’ll see where we end up.”

So we have no information about the results of additional tests that had been reported to be on the way — and no timeline for Worthy’s return.

Reid was then asked about the status of rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals, who missed Friday’s game as he battles tendonitis in his knee — and whether he and Worthy might be available to play against the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

”Jalen’s doing a good job with his rehab,” replied Reid. “Again, we’ll just see how that ends up this week. We’ve got a couple of days here, so guys are making good progress. But we’ll see where it rolls.

“If neither play, we’ve got the guys that played the other night — and they’re good football players.”

The good news: there is no indication that Worthy’s injury is anything more than a dislocated shoulder. The bad news: this might not be the last word on the injury — and however serious it turns out to be, we don’t know how long the second-year wideout will be unavailable.

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