"He's pushing through to be back": JuJu Smith-Schuster breaks silence on Xavier Worthy's absence just hours before Chiefs vs. Eagles clash

Xavier Worthy, one of the most popular and talented players in the league, sustained a brutal injury in the first match of the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday in Brazil, as the team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Xavier Worthy was spotted colliding with the Chiefs’ tight end, Travis Kelce, and sustaining a shoulder injury. Now, it is official that Xavier Worthy has dislocated his shoulder and highly unlikely to play in the next few matches. While this has sparked panic among fans, the Chiefs’ wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has broken his silence on it.

JuJu Smith-Schuster breaks his silence on Xavier Worthy’s injury and its impact

A few hours ago, minutes after it became official that Xavier Worthy will not be playing in the match against the Philadelphia Eagles tomorrow, JuJu Smith-Schuster praised Worthy for his commitment.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster said, “Yeah it says a lot about his character…I mean he’s a guy who’s been playing through injuries in the past and that’s something he’s preached about.”JuJu Smith-Schuster added, “So just seeing him out there catching balls, moving around — just shows that whether it’s a small injury or a big injury he’s pushing through to be back.” With Xavier Worthy spending his time recovering from the injury for the next few weeks, fans are pretty worried about the future of the Kansas City Chiefs.

As of now, the Chiefs’ wide receiver, Rashee Rice, is also dealing with a suspension and wont be able to participate in any of the matches until Week 7.

Travis Kelce seems frustrated with how Xavier Worthy collided with him

With Xavier Worthy colliding with the Chiefs’ tight end and veteran player, Travis Kelce, many had blamed Kelce for it. Many fans had even felt that Travis Kelce “intentionally” collided with Xavier Worthy.However, Travis Kelce seemed reasonably frustrated at what he had done in the first match of the season as the team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers.In a recent episode of his popular podcast, New Heights, Travis Kelce said, “I’ll take the most accountability myself…I wasn’t ready for that first drive, I ran into one of my guys and offed him out of the game.”He added, “I literally took one of my players out. That’s one of the most frustrating parts and it’s hard to get your juices back going knowing you just hurt a guy.”With both Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice not participating in tomorrow’s match against the Philadelphia Eagles, fans are pretty worried about the Chiefs. This would be the first time that the two teams are meeting after the Chiefs faced a brutal loss against the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.Also Read: Will Travis Etienne Jr. play against the Cincinnati Bengals tomorrow? Latest injury update on the Jacksonville Jaguars running back