Travis Kelce targeted Xavier Worthy? NFL fans joke about Taylor Swift connection after WR's injury

Xavier Worthy sustained a shoulder injury after colliding with teammate Travis Kelce during the Kansas City Chiefs v Los Angeles Chargers game.

Published on: Sep 7, 2025, 24:53:09 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Xavier Worthy's NFL season got off to a sad start after the Kansas City Chiefs WR sustained a shoulder injury upon colliding with teammate Travis Kelce, during the game against Los Angeles Chargers.

Taylor Swift expressed excitement about Xavier Worthy joining the Kansas City Chiefs when she appeared on Travis Kelce's podcast. (AFP)

Chiefs lost the game 27-21 to the Chargers.

Soon after the injury, fans began to slam Kelce. “Travis Kelce just went full Ray Lewis on Xavier Worthy,” a person wrote on X, while another added, “Travis Kelce is too busy making sourdough bread instead of studying the playbook. Justice for Xavier Worthy.” Taylor Swift, who Kelce is now engaged to, was dragged into the conversation as well.

Now, some NFL fans have gone so far as to suggest that Swift had something to do with the Kelce-Worthy collision.

Taylor Swift's hand in Travis Kelce-Xavier Worthy collision?

Many fans are joking on X that Taylor Swift mentioning Xavier Worthy when she appeared on Kelce's New Heights podcast prompted the Kansas City Chiefs Tight End to collide with his teammate. The clip circulating has Taylor express how she was excited by Worthy's signing and then shows Kelce's expression.

“Travis Kelce heard Taylor Swift was hyped about Xavier Worthy and immediately took him out Week 1,” the person wrote. Another quipped “I agree. Taylor Swift mentioning Worthy on the pod cast was the last straw for Travis.”

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Another person commented “Taylor Swift was hyped about Xavier Worthy and Travis Kelce was having NONE of it.” Notably, these are just jokes circulating online and there is no concrete basis to suggest Kelce's collision with Worthy was intentional.

Xavier Worthy injury update

Worthy is set for an MRI of the injured shoulder but the extent of injury remains unclear. While initially Chiefs reported Worthy was questionable to return, they later ruled him out for the rest of the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs next take on Superbowl winners Philadelphia Eagles.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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