Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy arrested before DA declines to press charges

Jesse Newell, The Kansas City Star on Mar 8, 2025

Published in Football

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday and booked into a central Texas jail on suspicion of assault of a family member by impeding breathing/circulation, according to Williamson County, Texas jail records.

However, according to the updated jail record Saturday night, Worthy’s charges had been “dismissed/declined.” According to the Austin American-Statesman, the Williamson County district attorney confirmed he will not be pressing charges at this time.

Late Saturday, Williamson County district attorney Shawn Dick told the American-Statesman that after speaking with some witnesses, his office chose not to press charges.

“We will continue to evaluate the case,” Dick told the American-Statesman. “As is our practice with all declines, should you develop additional information indicative of probable cause in this case, our office will consider that information and may present the case at that time to a Williamson County Grand Jury.”

American-Statesman columnist Cedric Golden obtained a statement from Worthy’s lawyers Chip Lewis and Sam Bassett on Saturday. Lewis and Bassett said they were working with Williamson County law enforcement to make sure they understood the “totality of the circumstances” that led to the allegation.

“The complainant was recently asked to vacate Mr. Worthy’s residence upon discovery of her infidelity,” Lewis and Bassett wrote in their statement. “She has refused to do so and made a number of extortive efforts prior to resorting to this baseless allegation against Mr. Worthy.”

Lewis and Bassett said they would continue to cooperate with Williamson County authorities while believing that an investigation would “support Mr. Worthy’s innocence.”

Worthy was arrested in Williamson County, which is located in central Texas just north of Austin. The 21-year-old previously attended the University of Texas at Austin for three years.

A Chiefs spokesperson said Saturday morning the team was aware of the incident and was gathering information.

The Chiefs traded up to select Worthy with the 28th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was one of the team’s biggest standouts during his rookie campaign, which included an eight-catch, 157-yard performance with two touchdowns in KC’s Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid spoke about Worthy’s potential at last month’s NFL Combine, saying the team only started to see what he could fully do in the last quarter of the season.

“I’m not sure we’ve tapped it all out. I think there’s more,” Reid said of Worthy’s upside. “And that’s exciting.”

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