This is all standard operating procedure.
When the Kansas City Chiefs bring in a free agent player, the first thing we do is look ahead on the calendar to see when the Chiefs will face the player’s former team, circle the date and make a note: “Ask [insert player name here] about playing against former teammates.”
Such was the case for free agent Sammy Watkins, who will play against his former Los Angeles Rams teammates on Monday night.
But we never know what storylines or other narratives might develop before we get there — for example, that the Chiefs and Rams would face each other in primetime when both teams are 9-1.