#Chiefs CB Jaylen Watson, one of their emerging young players on defense, suffered a fractured ankle in Sunday’s win over the #49ers, sources say.
He’ll have more imaging done today to determine if a return this season is possible. But tough reality for an up-and-coming corner. pic.twitter.com/86J6M58zqm
Breaking: The #Chiefs are designating CB Jaylen Watson to return from IR, and he will practice today, sources tell @NFLonFOX. This is a huge boost for Kansas City, who has been without Watson since late October due to a broken fibula.
I can't get over how amazing this is. This would mean, assuming Watson ends up ready to go for the playoffs, we'll be making our run with arguably the most loaded team we've had for this entire damn thing. You could argue 2019, but this will be damn close. I'd say our roster is actually potentially better than it was going into the year if Humphries, Hunt and Hopkins all play up to their potential. Not many teams can say that.
Yeah I really hope Veach talks to this kid and can get a deal down with him. He might want bank but it would be cool if he agreed to a workable contract long term.
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Yeah I really hope Veach talks to this kid and can get a deal down with him. He might want bank but it would be cool if he agreed to a workable contract long term.
He’s a really good corner
He's on a 7th rounders contract.
Talk to him, sure. But if he takes anything less than what Ward got, he'd be silly.
We still have him under contract next season so he'd still be mitigating a little risk by signing early, but ultimately he just looks for all the world like he's another solid, healthy season away from a $50 million deal.
Now the other thing for US to consider is that he, like Sneed, is a little overaged as a prospect. He was 24 as a rookie so he's maybe not the best gamble long-term as his extension wouldn't even kick in until 28.
Cuts both ways -- does he really want to test the FA market as a 28 year old CB expecting to get a 3-4 year deal? Or would he rather sign early, lock in say $33 million and potentially leave a little money on the table? [Reply]