Breaking News: ‘Looks bad’ – Travis Kelce injures teammate and lengthy absence threatens to wreck Patrick Mahomes gameplan…see more

As Mahomes took aim at Worthy on the Chiefs’ first offensive drive, the receiver and Kelce were running across the field in opposite directions, and they met in the middle.

With Worthy at more of an angle it was the receiver who bore the brunt of the hit, flying up into the air after Kelce collided with Worthy’s shoulder.

The 22-year-old got to his feet, but immediately left the field for treatment on the sideline, before draping a towel over his head and heading to the locker room.

After being ruled out of the rest of the game, head coach Andy Reid addressed the state of his first round pick from 2024 in his post-match media briefing, saying the full extent would be known after an MRI scan when the Chiefs return to the US. Worthy had been expected to form a huge part of the Chiefs offense this season, with Mahomes spending much of the summer talking up the deep ball and a desire to stretch the field one again.

During training camp Mahomes had taken responsibility for improving the down-field threat from the Chiefs after career low numbers in 2024.

“I have to be better at throwing the ball down the field. Obviously, we weren’t good enough there.