For a player who’s been in the league since just 2019, quarterback Gardner Minshew has bounced around a bit.
After two seasons in Jacksonville, he was traded to Philadelphia. Then he signed with the Colts in 2023, moved on to the Raiders in 2024, and after being released signed with the Chiefs for 2025.
Minshew wasn’t on the open market for long, which was largely because he knew where he wanted to be.
“From the end of our season — when it seemed like I was going to get cut — I knew in my head that this is where I wanted to be,” Minshew said in his news conference late last week, via Jared Sapp of ArrowheadPride.com. “I took a pre-draft visit with the Chiefs back in the day [before] coming into the league. I feel like everything went really well — just talking to coach [Andy] Reid and understanding what they’re all about. I always knew that [Kansas City would] be a really good fit.”
Minshew noted he’s long been a fan of Reid’s offenses.
“I’ve always felt that was something that I could do well in,” Minshew said. “I feel like Pat came up playing in the ‘Air Raid.’ It was something I did in college as well. I feel like that kind of play style — of just understanding and feeling space and understanding leverage in numbers — really serves you well in the system.”
Now that he’s officially with the club, Minshew said he’s looking forward to being a support system for two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes.
“I’m super fired up to be part of just a winning organization [and] winning culture,” Minshew said. “I feel like I have so much to learn from how Coach Reid and everybody operates — [and] how Pat operates — and I’m just looking forward to helping in any way I can. If there’s any way I can help this team — whether it’s on the scout team, whether it’s helping Pat in meetings, whether it’s just bringing good energy to practice — I look forward to just doing whatever I can to contribute and help this team win.”
The legal battle between Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy and his ex-fiancé, Tia Jones, continues.
The problem started earlier this month, when Worthy was arrested for alleged domestic violence against Jones. He was not charged, and he contends that the allegations against him were fabricated.
Jones has since filed an application for a protective order against Worthy. Worthy, in addition to filing a civil lawsuit against Jones, has filed his own application for a protective order.
The application was filed on Monday; PFT has obtained a copy of it. Attached to the application is an affidavit signed by Worthy.
The affidavit explains the history of their relationship, the events that ended it, and the altercation that resulted in Jones accusing him of assault.
Worthy accuses Jones of kicking and swinging at him before pulling the dreads from his scalp, causing “extreme pain and eventually stiffness and pain to my neck.”
He also claims in the affidavit that, after he was released from custody, he learned that $30,0000 in cash and more than $300,000 in jewelry were gone.
Jones could countersue Worthy in response to the lawsuit he filed. As to the dueling applications for a protective order, each seeks mandatory distance from the other.
If that’s what they separately want, this part should be easy — they should agree to maintain signficant physical distance from each other.
We’ve gotten a look at the full lawsuit filed by Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy against his ex-fiancé, Tia Jones.
Among other things, he claims that, after he was released from police custody in response to allegations made by Jones earlier this month, "$30,000 in cash [was] missing from the game room closet” at his home. Also allegedly missing was a jewelry box (with its content), three bracelets, and more.
The complaint filed by Jones also claims that a neighbor witnessed Jones, “her USA Track Team Coach, Tonja Buford-Bailey, and USA Track Teammate, Jessica Wright, packing Ms. Bailey’s car.”
The claims in the complaint include civil assault, civil battery, violation of the Texas Theft Liability Act, conversion, and
trespass to chattels.
The civil complaint contains no specific count for extortion; however, the lawsuit accuses Jones of scheming “to extort a home, money, cars, and other valuables from Plaintiff by concocting false stories of domestic violence and leaking the same to the press to professionally and personally assassinate Plaintiff’s character and reputation in the public eye for a subjective financial windfall.”
Jones will have the ability to respond to the complaint and defend herself against the charges. She could also file a counterclaim against Worthy, accusing him of conduct (if she chooses) that would support a finding of civil liability.
Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was expected to make a big impact when he arrived in Kansas City in 2024, but it didn’t work out that way: A preseason injury limited him to just two regular-season games, and although he was healthy for the playoffs, his impact was minimal. He thinks things will be different in 2025.
Brown re-signed with the Chiefs before free agency started, and he believes big things are coming for him in Kansas City, even if they’re coming a year later than he’d hoped.
“I knew all along I wanted to be back,” Brown said, via ESPN. “They voiced their opinions, wanting me back ... I know I had a great start to my camp [before] getting hurt. We all wanted to see it come together. So glad we got it done. They know the type of guy I am, the type of work I put in and essentially that’s one of the reasons I got brought back is because a few games I played, I was able to open things up for the offense a lot.”
The 27-year-old Brown has flashed his big-play talent at times, including a 1,008-yard season with the Ravens in 2021. He’d love to show he still has that kind of ability, and the Chiefs are hoping he stays healthy enough to prove it in 2025.
More than two weeks after Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested (but ultimately not charged) on allegations of domestic abuse, Worthy has sued his accuser.
Via TMZ.com, Worthy claims his ex-fiancé, Tia Jones, both abused him and made up claims of domestic violence in order to “extort a home, money, cars, and other valuables” from him.
Worthy claims that the relationship changed after Worthy learned she had allegedly cheated on him. Worthy then asked her “repeatedly” to leave their home.
Worthy claims she destroyed his game room on March 7, that she scratched his face, and that she ripped chunks of hair from his head. She then, per Worthy’s allegations, concocted a claim of physical abuse.
Worthy also accuses Jones of stealing or destroying more than $150,000 worth of cash and property from his residence while he was in police custody.
He seeks more than $250,000 in damages from Jones. Regardless of whether she has the resources to satisfy a judgment that large, Worthy might view the litigation as a way to get her to stop doing whatever she has allegedly been doing.
