The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Baltimore Ravens for their Week 2 game in M&T Bank Stadium in Maryland on Sunday. A familiar face will be on the other sideline: wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who donned a Ravens jersey in the offseason after finishing a three-year stint as Kansas City’s nominal third receiving option.
Watkins’ absence created a need for a player to fulfill his role as the “X” receiver in head coach Andy Reid’s offense — a big-bodied wideout who could win at the catch point. But as the season began, no player was the clear-cut candidate to take that role.