Naz Worthen
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Naz Worthen
| number = 84
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|27}}
| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 177
| high_school = Jean Ribault (Jacksonville)
| college = NC State
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 60
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1989|1990}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1991}})*{{cite book |title=Falcons, 1991 Media Guide |page=142 |url=https://dn720003.ca.archive.org/0/items/falcons-1991-media-guide-atlanta-c/Falcons%2C%201991%20Media%20Guide%20%28Atlanta%29%20%28C%29.pdf |access-date=6 August 2024}}
| highlights =
- Third-team All-American (1986)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (1986, 1988)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 5
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 69
| statlabel3 = Return yards
| statvalue3 = 652
| pfr = WortNa20
}}
Nasrallah Onea Worthen (born March 27, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
Worthen was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida and played scholastically at Jean Ribault High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WortNa20.htm|title=Naz Worthen Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=30 December 2018}} He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/naz-worthen/ |title=Naz Worthen Stats |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 22, 2024}} As a junior in 1986, he was selected as a third-team All-American by Football News.{{cite news |title=All-America News: Football News |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=November 23, 1986 |page=14D |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5716828/allamerica_team_football_news/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Worthen was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent two seasons with the Chiefs, and was used mainly as a return specialist.{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerw/wort00200.html.html |title=Naz Worthen NFL Stats and Bio |website=ProFootballArchives.com |access-date=May 22, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406084727/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerw/wort00200.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023}}
References
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:American football return specialists
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:NC State Wolfpack football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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