Chandler Worthy

Chandler Regis Worthy (born September 15, 1993) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015, and has also been a member of the New York Jets.[1] He played college football at Troy.

Chandler Worthy
Worthy with the Argonauts in 2019
No. 88 – Toronto Argonauts
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-15) September 15, 1993
Griffin, Georgia
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
College:Troy
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active roster
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:14
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Professional career

Houston Texans

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft Worthy signed with the Houston Texans. Worthy played in 3 games for the Texans in 2015, catching 3 passes for 14 yards. He also returned 3 punts for a total of 9 yards, and 1 kickoff return for 27 yards.

New York Jets

Worthy signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets on January 12, 2016.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts.[3]

Toronto Argonauts

On February 2, 2017, Worthy and the Toronto Argonauts agreed to a contract.[4] He dressed in his first CFL game on June 25, 2017, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he returned five punts for 20 yards and had five kickoff returns for 60 yards.[5] After playing in three games, he was moved to the injured list, where he remained until the September 16, 2017, when he recorded his first career CFL reception, for five yards, against the Edmonton Eskimos. However, he was moved to the practice roster on September 20, 2017, and then outright released on October 20, 2017.[6]

Worthy re-signed with the Argonauts on January 24, 2018, but was released during training camp on June 3, 2018.[7] He re-signed with the Argonauts on October 10, 2018, but spent the rest of the year on the practice roster and was re-signed after the conclusion of the season.[7]

In 2019, he began the season on the injured list and practice roster before playing in the July 25, 2019 game against Edmonton.[8] He went back to the practice roster and then played again on October 18, 2019 where he had a career-high nine catches for 93 yards and one touchdown, which was the first of his CFL career, in a game against the Montreal Alouettes.[9] For the season, he played in three games where he had a total of 12 receptions for 129 yards and two touchdowns.

Worthy re-signed with the Argonauts on December 2, 2019, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.[8] He began the 2021 season on the practice roster and was released on August 10, 2021.[10] He re-signed with the Argonauts on September 1, 2021 to a practice roster agreement.[10]

References
  1. Texans rookie Worthy hopes to win return job
  2. Lange, Randy (January 12, 2016). "Jets Add WR/KR Chandler Worthy to Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  4. "Argos add receivers Debose, Worthy and LB Nealy - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. June 25, 2017.
  6. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. "Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes". Canadian Football League. October 18, 2019.
  10. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 1, 2021.


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