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Xavier Worthy arrested Friday night

Xavier Worthy arrested Friday night

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By: Zach Thompson

On Friday night, Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy was arrested in Williamson County, Texas, which is part of the greater Austin area. He was charged with a criminal charge of assault against a family or household member by impeding their breathing or circulation.

Here’s the report from Will Kunkel of Fox26 Houston:

No further details are available at this time regarding the incident, although the Chiefs said they are “aware and gathering information,” according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

This is a developing situation but could have a huge impact on Worthy’s career.

He attended Texas University in Austin and was drafted by the Chiefs with the No. 28 overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he had 59 catches for 638 yards and six touchdowns in the regular season while adding 104 rushing yards and three more touchdowns on the ground. In the playoffs, he caught 19-of-21 targets for 287 yards and three touchdowns, including two in the Super Bowl.

It’s too early to speculate what this could mean for Worthy’s availability this season, but both the NFL and the Chiefs have dealt with domestic violence situations in the past with a wide variety of punishments, depending on the details of the situation.

Zach Thompson
Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
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