![[US, Mexico & Canada customers only] Sep 5, 2025; Sao Paulo, BRAZIL; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) before a NFL game at Corinthians Arena.](https://statico.profootballnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/05204530/travis-kelce-ruined-my-fantasy-09-06-25-1920x1307.jpg "Is Travis Kelce Hurt? A Look at Whether the Chiefs Star Is Playing After Quiet First Half")
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce collided with wide receiver Xavier Worthy in the first quarter of Kansas City’s 2025 NFL season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night in São Paulo, Brazil. The collision left Worthy writhing in pain and sparked immediate outrage from NFL fans and fantasy football owners who watched the play unfold on their screens.
How Did Travis Kelce Injure Xavier Worthy?
The collision happened during what appeared to be a routine play. Worthy went down immediately after his right shoulder collided with Kelce during the route. Chiefs medical personnel rushed onto the field to check on Worthy’s condition before leading him to the sidelines.
Cameras captured the medical staff working on Worthy’s right shoulder along the sideline. However, the rookie receiver’s night was far from over. He left the field and headed to the Chiefs locker room with medical personnel, clearly unhappy about the situation. Later in the game, Worthy was ruled out for the rest of the game.
What Were NFL Fans Saying to Kelce?
The reaction from fans was swift and brutal. Many directed their anger squarely at Kelce for what they saw as a reckless play that injured his own teammate.
One frustrated fan wrote on X, “Travis Kelce injuring his teammate for a month is a great start to his retirement tour.” While there’s no official update stating Worthy will miss a month, the sentiment reflects the anger many fans felt watching the play.
Another fan connected this injury to a troubling pattern, targeting anger toward Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The fan wrote, “Last year Mahomes took out Rice playing against the Charges. This year Kelce takes out Worthy playing the Chargers.”
Last year Mahomes took out Rice playing against the Charges. This year Kelce takes out Worthy playing the Chargers. 😭😭😭
— Josh Reynolds (@joshjreynolds) September 6, 2025
Some fans analyzed the technical aspects of the play. One observer was watching how Kelce ran his route and wrote, “Kelce laid his a** out on a mesh route.” Meanwhile, another fan used the incident to voice broader frustrations, writing that this was “One more reason not to like Travis Kelce,” referencing the tight end who made headlines in the offseason for getting engaged to pop superstar Taylor Swift.
The conspiracy theories started flying as well. One person suggested that Kelce deliberately targeted the rookie, posting that “Kelce doesn’t want any competition.”
Kelce doesn’t want any competition pic.twitter.com/K2eVqCHaR0
— BrassOverBalls (@MVierheilig) September 6, 2025
Others focused on the sheer force of the collision. One fan took note of how hard Kelce hit Worthy and wrote, “Bro Kelce FOLDED Worthy like a lawn chair holy.” Another observer seemed to diagnose the situation from their couch, writing, “Official diagnosis: Kelce f**ked up Xavier Worthy’s shoulder.”
The frustration reached a boiling point for some fans who see a disturbing pattern. One viewer thinks the injuries might be something Mahomes and Kelce just can’t avoid. The fan wrote, “Why do Mahomes and Kelce keep killing their other receivers.”
Fantasy football owners felt the pain too. One frustrated player definitely had his lineup in mind while watching the collision and wrote, “Kelce ruined my fantasy team. Time to change my fantasy logo.”