The Kansas City Chiefs had a secret weapon hiding in plain sight last season.After Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown went down with serious injuries, rookie wideout Xavier Worthy became Patrick Mahomes‘ No.1 option outside of tight end Travis Kelce.Worthy scored three postseason touchdowns in his rookie seasonGettyWorthy displayed his combine-record 4.21-second 40 pace and a sophisticated route tree that proved he isn’t just a burner.He caught 59 of 98 targets for 638 yards and six touchdowns, adding a couple of garbage-time scores in the Super Bowl mauling by the Philadelphia Eagles.It has now been revealed that Worthy was being held back from what could be his most devastating role as the Chiefs couldn’t afford to lose their top option outside the numbers.Worthy will slot in as the No.2 wideout behind the returning Rice in 2025, and special teams coach Dave Toub could be the biggest winner. “He’ll be in the mix,” Toub said of his punt return plans. “Now, if you remember Worthy, you know he was going to be our guy. He planned on being our guy until Rashee Rice got hurt, and that changed everything for that dynamic.“He ended up being the No.1 [receiver] for us last year, so we couldn’t afford to have him back there. “I say he’s the best punt returner nobody knows about right now in the league, and that’s Worthy, so hopefully we get him back there, too.”Toub has now spilled the beans and put the rest of the NFL on notice.A secret weapon isn’t much of a secret if you proudly discuss in with the media.Xavier Worthy’s blistering pace was on show at the NFL CombineReid is chasing a fourth Super Bowl ring as a head coachLuckily for the Chiefs, speed kills. It is all well and good knowing what your opponent wants to do, but it is another thing to stop it when he just happens to be the fastest player ever to grace the gridiron.Worthy returned punts with the University of Texas. He managed 371 yards on 23 returns with one TD in his final — and best — season.Head coach Andy Reid will want to be careful with his offensive pieces after seeing a number of stars go down last season.After missing out on a three-peat in brutal fashion, Kansas City will be back at full strength and out for blood.Rice’s recovery has gone well and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy is confident the talented pass-catcher can bounce back after missing most of his sophomore campaign.NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?“He’s come back strong. He’s been working hard to get to this point,” revealed the coach.“Reminds me of last year, where he was going into this part of the year, where the second year, he just looks like he [is trending up].”Running back Isiah Pacheco was another casualty after suffering a fractured fibula in Week 10,He returned for the Super Bowl run but couldn’t produce his best form — something the speedster is out to change after putting on muscle over the offseason.“Just going back to 216 [pounds], 4.37 Isiah Pacheco-style,” the running back, who was reportedly down to around 200 pounds in 2024, said of his goals.“You’re out there working your tail off and just sweating every day and not eating enough to get the weight back. “There’s not going to be as much time to gain weight during the season, rather than the offseason and the whole program that they have here for us.”Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our NFL Facebook page, subscribe to our talkSPORT End Zone YouTube channel for all the offseason news, interviews and more.