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 =

| 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}}

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