Bengals DB gives Chiefs rookie WR Xavier Worthy bulletin board material with bold claim

The Bengals gave Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy bulletin board material on Thursday.

Ahead of the teams' Week 2 game at Arrowhead Stadium (Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS), Bengals defensive back Cam Taylor-Britt downplayed the Chiefs' 2024 first-round draft pick's impact.

"Speed... He can run straight," Taylor-Britt told reporters ( h/t ESPN ). "He can't do too much else, so that's about it."

The third-year cornerback shared Cincinnati's blueprint in corralling Worthy, adding, "If you put hands on him, you're going to stop his speed. So basically get your hands on him."

Taylor-Britt's dismissive tone could come back to haunt him.

It's never a good idea to give an opponent extra motivation to perform well, but that's exactly what he did.

At 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds, Worthy isn't physically imposing. But as he showed against the Ravens, he isn't as easy to stop as Taylor-Britt thinks.

In Week 1, Worthy scored two touchdowns in Kansas City's 27-20 win over Baltimore.

His first came on a 21-yard end-around and Worthy followed it with a 35-yard touchdown reception.

On his first score, Ravens defenders could barely get a hand on him, even on a condensed field.

A busted coverage contributed to Worthy's second touchdown, but he didn't miss a beat as corner Marlon Humphrey jammed him at the line.

In March, the former Texas wideout set the NFL scouting combine record in the 40-yard dash, completing the sprint in an official 4.21 seconds.

It might be tougher slowing down Worthy than Taylor-Britt claimed, particularly for a Bengals defense that missed 13 tackles in a 16-10 Week 1 loss to the Patriots. ( h/t Pro Football Talk )

Taylor-Britt just gave the rookie wideout more fuel for his high-speed motor. After Worthy's sensational debut, that probably wasn't the Bengals DB's wisest move.