Chiefs' Worthy, Mahomes establish connection with long TD in drill - ESPN

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The connection between Patrick Mahomes and Xavier Worthy established itself in the first full-squad practice at Kansas City Chiefs training camp.

Mahomes completed a deep post pattern to Worthy for a touchdown during the team's first 11-on-11 drill. The play sparked hope among the Chiefs that it's the first of many similar connections.

«He's adjusting well,'' wide receiver Mecole Hardman said of Worthy, the Chiefs' 2024 first-round draft pick. „He comes with that speed, so I'm pretty sure we're going to have him on a lot of things going deep. So, I think now just get the chemistry with him and Pat going and hopefully we can translate it on to the season.''

Worthy sat out most of offseason practice because of a sore hamstring so he and Mahomes are in a sense just getting acquainted. Mahomes was eager for Worthy to return to practice for the start of camp, saying last week the Chiefs wouldn't be easing him back into the lineup but had big immediate expectations for him.

Mahomes then threw many of his passes to Worthy in a recent minicamp for quarterbacks and rookies.

“He's been working hard,'' coach Andy Reid said of Worthy. „Looks like his hamstring feels better. We've just got to keep him going here and keep learning. We're just one [practice] into it and they've got 12 of them so he's got a lot more information coming at him and formations and shifts and motions and all that stuff. But he did a nice job today.''

Worthy ran a 4.21 in the 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, the fastest time ever recorded at the event. The Chiefs also signed another fast wide receiver in veteran Marquise Brown.

“It's a lot of speed,'' Hardman said. „I think maybe we've got a good group of guys, [and] they bring another