ST.Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy looks to expand foundation to support single Kansas City mothers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy used the team’s bye week to hold a luncheon with city leaders and local non-profits in search of new partnerships and donations to expand his foundation to the metro area, focusing on supporting single mothers and their children.

Worthy’s foundation, “The Worthy 1s,” aims to reach Kansas City’s large population of single mothers. According to Rachel Segobia, executive director of The Single Mom KC organization, Kansas City has “over 61,000 single mothers raising more than 115,000 children.”

Worthy and his mother Nicky Jones understand the challenges facing single-parent households firsthand. Long before he went pro, Jones was a single mother raising Worthy.

“I was a young single mom starting out with Xavier, and there’s a lot of struggles that come with that,” Jones said. “I was just talking with someone about the struggles, trying to keep food on the table, a roof over your head, the lights on.”

Worthy recalled specific hardships from his childhood.

“The power company shut off our lights for about two months,” Worthy said. “I knew what struggle looked like.”

The Worthy 1s has operated in Austin, Texas, where Worthy attended college, and his hometown of Fresno, California. The Kansas City expansion offers the same eight core programs:

• Back2School Grants provide financial support, laptops and resources for mothers returning to school.
• Financial Empowerment & Literacy Workshop Sessions teach budgeting, credit building and money management skills for single-parent households.
• Workshop Sessions equip single mothers with tools to strengthen mental, emotional and physical well-being.
• Youth R.I.S.E. offers mentorship, sports activities and family engagement in schools, juvenile facilities and community spaces.
• Youth Sports Camps provide skills-based experiences teaching discipline, confidence and teamwork.
• Community Engagement Luncheons & Brunch Events create spaces for single mothers to connect and support one another.
• Winter Back2School Coat & Shoe Drives provide new coats and shoes to children from single-parent households.
• Worthy Spotlight is a verbal affirmation program designed to boost confidence in single-parent families.

Jones said the foundation will provide direct financial assistance through grant-based programs for mothers returning to school and programs for children. Segobia said the foundation addresses key challenges facing single mothers.

“Loneliness and isolation, I think that’s something all mothers experience, but in particular single motherhood can be lonely and isolating,” Segobia said. “That’s one area we look into, how are we building communities of support, communities of hope.”

The foundation plans to expand its youth programming. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson, who appeared at a foundation luncheon, said she plans to have Worthy visit the Hilltop Juvenile Detention Center to guide young people.

If you would like to donate and support “The Worthy 1s” mission

Commanders’ Frustration Boils Over: Player Ejections and Undisciplined Play Cost Them Again

There is probably no salvaging the season for the Washington Commanders after their fifth consecutive loss dropped them to 3-7 overall — an embarrassing, 44-22 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 10 in a rematch of Washington’s shocking upset of the Lions in last season’s NFC Divisional Round.

The Lions were trying to prove a point against the Commanders. The Commanders seemed determined to help them make that point with every conceivable mistake you could make wrapped up in 60 minutes of ugly, ugly football.

There were some moments that were even downright embarrassing. Like at the end of the first quarter when, in one sequence, $90 million veteran defensive tackle Daron Payne was ejected for punching Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown moments before $45 million defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw was flagged for pushing a referee.

All of that ultimately goes back to head coach Dan Quinn.

From Bleacher Report: “The Commanders’ locker room leaders need to hold Payne, Kinlaw and anyone who allows their frustrations to boil over accountable for their actions, or else this season could lead to an offseason roster sweep of several veterans. Quinn fielded an undisciplined squad. He’s also a defensive-minded head coach who watched his team give up points on every drive except for Detroit’s final possession, which ended in victory formation. “

Payne, Kinlaw Both Staring Down Hefty Fines

Both Payne and Kinlaw will face hefty fines when the NFL’s GameDay Accountability team takes a look at the incidents this week.

It kind of underlined how the season has gone off the rails for the Commanders and, in true form, the internet took notice of what may have been the nail in the coffin for the team.

The Commanders entered the season as Super Bowl contenders after advancing to the NFC Championship Game last season — their best season since 1991.

“As a leader of Washington’s defense, 

Daron Payne should know better than to throw a punch on the field,” former Commanders quarterback Robert Griffin III wrote on his official X account. “He should be suspended. There is no place for this in sports.”

“Amon-Ra St. Brown pointing at Donald Trump and doing his dance after a TD and then getting punched by a Commanders player moments later is objectively hilarious,” NFL Memes wrote

 on its official X account. 

“Four straight 21+ point losses for the Commanders,” NFL reporter Josh Taylor wrote on his official X account. “I don’t care about injuries or any of that as an excuse. This team has no juice at all. Just getting ran over week after week and nothing real changes, and players are getting ejected. Drastically different team than last year.”

Vegas Oddsmakers Turn on Commanders in Week 11

Las Vegas oddsmakers fully turned on the Commanders in Week 11 as they travel to face the Miami Dolphins in Madrid, Spain — a game in which the Dolphins are technically the home team.

Just one month ago, this was a game that would have seen the Commanders favored by a touchdown or more. With both teams now 3-7 and the Dolphins coming off a shocking win over the Buffalo Bills, the Dolphins enter the Madrid game as 1.5-point favorites.