Chiefs teach Xavier Worthy to keep his critics' receipts

As a rookie wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, Xavier Worthy is supposed to soak up everything thrown at him. Whether the team is trying to teach him the playbook and terminology or the tendencies of opposing players and coaches, Worthy's primary goal in year one is to let adjust to the mental side of things in this foundational year.

Apparently that includes learning to keep his receipts.

The Chiefs are quite good at these things, especially star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. There's a reason the Kingdom refers to him as Petty Mahomes at key moments. It's clear that Mahomes stays socially aware enough to take notes on his critics or what other players say, and he then allows that to fuel his game performance.

Someone has clearly taken notes from Petty Mahomes.

Who could forget Mahomes telling Ja'Marr Chase "That's who" after the Bengals wideout refused to say his name and even answered "Pat Who?" to a reporter when discussing their own matchup. It's Bills lineman Dion Dawkins telling Mahomes "good luck" via the media when trying to come into Buffalo in the snow for a road game. Then Mahomes sent this in response after the Chiefs sent the Bills packing.

You get the picture.

To be with the Chiefs is to hear the bulletin board material all week long (or all offseason long) and then deliver a response of your own on the field. And that's something Xavier Worthy is picking up as well.

On Thursday, the Chiefs sent the Baltimore Ravens home with a loss to start their season in a dramatic victory at Arrowhead. A big reason for that win was the performance of first-round pick Xavier Worthy who had two touchdowns on the day.

Following the game, Worthy took to Instagram to post a receipt of his own when former NFL safety Rodney Harrison announced that he wasn't "scared" of him. "He's a little skinny guy. He doesn't scare me. I know he's fast, but he doesn't scare me."

Yeah, Harrison probably spent most of the evening regretting his words as Worthy scored the first Chiefs touchdown using that exemplary speed to great effect.

The learning curve likely still holds a lot for Worthy as he ventures beyond his first NFL game, but he's already got what it takes to succeed in the league. He's also learned from the best about how to ennjoy having the last word as well.