We’ve sure been up and down on Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins, haven’t we?
When Watkins was signed to a three year, $48 million contract ($30 million guaranteed) in March, 88 percent of Arrowhead Pride readers approved of the signing — even with an expensive contract for a receiver that had fewer than 600 yards for the Rams in 2017. Both Joel Thorman and Pete Sweeney said that Watkins, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill could be among the best triplets in the NFL.
In his initial film review of Watkins, then-analyst Seth Keysor could hardly contain his excitement, and he doubled down on the point.