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Early on Sunday evening, the Kansas City Chiefs announced that wide receiver Xavier Worthy — who turned in a red-hot performance in the team’s 37-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday — is now listed as questionable (shoulder/ankle) for the team’s Week 5 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars on “Monday Night Football.”
What does this mean?
Remember: Worthy was already on the team’s Week 5 injury report because he is still receiving treatment for the shoulder injury he sustained in the season opener — although he was a full participant in all of this week’s practices. (It would not be surprising if this continues to be the case for the rest of the season). But the report made no mention of an ankle injury.
We should also note that Kansas City made this announcement just over an hour after the team’s plane arrived in Jacksonville. It would not be unusual for a professional football player to experience swelling during a plane flight. In fact, NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe has reported that the wide receiver’s ankle was “a little swollen” when he stepped off the plane in Florida — and that he had been declared questionable as “a precaution.” Sports Illustrated‘s Matt Verderame has reported that the team expects him to be able to play against the Jaguars.
The next word we’ll have on this will probably be around 5 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Monday, when the team releases its list of inactive players for the game. While it’s possible that Worthy will be unable to play — officially, questionable means there is a 50% chance a player will be active — it seems likely he will dress for the game.
