The Buffalo Bills have decided against exercising the fifth-year option on wide receiver Sammy Watkins' rookie contract.
Buffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills have declined to pick up Sammy Watkins' fifth-year option. https://t.co/zS3xZT7tWt
May 2, 2017 at 7:11:34 PM GMT
The Bills confirmed their decision to decline Watkins' option:
The fifth-year option is guaranteed for injuries, so the Bills are weighing the risk of Watkins' injury history with the value he could present.
Injuries have derailed Watkins' rise to stardom. He missed time in 2015 due to a calf injury and was limited to eight games in 2016 due to a broken foot that required a second surgery in January.