{"id":38401,"date":"2018-03-13T09:50:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=38401"},"modified":"2018-03-13T10:41:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T14:41:25","slug":"sammy-watkins-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/13\/sammy-watkins-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Sammy Watkins Signs With the Kansas City Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WatkSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sammy Watkins\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>is off the market. The fifth-year wideout has reportedly agreed to terms on a three-year, $48 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Final terms of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chiefs<\/a> expected deal for WR Sammy Watkins: 3 years, $48M with $30M fully guaranteed at signing, sources say.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/973522140392775680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Report: Sammy Watkins Signs With the Kansas City Chiefs<\/h1>\n<p>Watkins looked like his old playmaking self in 2017 despite being underutilized. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/buf\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2017\/08\/11\/los-angeles-rams-traded-sammy-watkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traded their star receiver<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/ram\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams\u00a0<\/a>just prior to the season in exchange for cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GainE.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E.J. Gaines<\/a> and a 2018 second-round pick. He didn&#8217;t go through training camp with the Rams, which limited his involvement in the offense. Despite that, he still managed to turn 70 targets into 39 receptions for 593 yards and eight touchdowns.<\/p>\n<h2>Second Chances<\/h2>\n<p>The receiver&#8217;s nagging injury concerns were put to bed after his second surgery to repair a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/story\/0ap3000000663002\/article\/sammy-watkins-suffers-small-broken-bone-in-foot\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jones fracture in his foot<\/a>. His first procedure took place in 2016, the second coming the following year. The second surgery is often the one that fixes the issue, as we saw in the cases of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BryaDe01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dez Bryant<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoneJu02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julio Jones<\/a>,<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EdelJu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Watkins had his best statistical season in 2015, the only time he eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark. He posted his highest catch rate by far, hauling in 62.5 percent of balls thrown his way and scoring nine touchdowns in the process. As it turned out, Watkins had accumulated 1,047 receiving yards while playing through the season with a stress fracture in his foot.<\/p>\n<h2>A Big Investment<\/h2>\n<p>The Bills were dead set on drafting Watkins out of Clemson in 2014, and they left nothing to chance. In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2014\/story\/_\/id\/10903086\/2014-nfl-draft-buffalo-bills-trade-pick-sammy-watkins-no-4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">draft-day trade<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/cle\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, Buffalo gave up their first-round pick (ninth overall) plus their first and fourth-round picks in 2015 to grab Watkins at fourth overall. As a rookie, he immediately became the focal point of the passing game to the tune of 128 targets.<\/p>\n<p>Watkins could prove to be a real bargain considering his upside. It seems like he&#8217;s been around forever, but at 24 years old he hasn&#8217;t even hit his peak yet. The four-year veteran is an impact player who often draws double coverage, creating opportunities for his fellow wideouts. 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