As the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-round selection in this year’s NFL draft, Xavier Worthy knows his performance will be watched closely.
He shared his thoughts with reporters after practice on Monday on adjusting to life in the NFL, including training camp, the playbook, and his first pro game.
“The toughest challenge for the camp, I feel like, (is) just the playbook. I feel like I got really adapted to it. I’ve been in the playbook really all day (and) all night,” said Worthy. “Understanding the little bits, the formations, the motions. Understanding what everybody else has just so I could – what if I am in that position? So, just understanding all of that, I feel like that really helped me in this training camp.”
Worthy didn’t record a catch during Saturday’s preseason loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he did experience the speed of an NFL game.
“Coming into the league, it’s different speeds at all levels. High school has their own speed, college has their own speed,” Worthy explained. “Obviously, in the NFL, everybody is smarter; they move, (and) they adjust better. So just me knowing that I kind of just – if I feel like I had more plays, I’d be able to get a rhythm going into the game, but I feel like I adapted to the game speed pretty well.”
Worthy won’t have long to wait before he can play another game as the Chiefs return to action on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium against the Detroit Lions.