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• Chiefs' Jaylen Watson: Contributes in limited action

  02/14/2025 • By RotoWire

  Watson played in only six regular-season games in 2024, but he finished with 32 tackles (21 solo) and six pass breakups. The cornerback missed the last 11 games of the regular season with fibula and tibia fractures, but he returned for the playoffs and recorded five tackles (four solo) and a pass defensed across three games. Watson also started six games as a rookie in 2022 and two more in 2023, but this was the first regular season in which he started every game he played in. The seventh-round pick in 2022 is entering the final year of his rookie deal.

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• Chiefs' Jaylen Watson: Making return in divisional round

  01/18/2025 • By RotoWire

  Watson (lower leg) is active for Saturday's AFC divisional-round matchup against Houston. Watson will make his return to the field after missing the Chiefs' final 11 games of the regular season while on IR due to a fractured fibula-tibia. It's not clear how much of a workload he'll handle after the extended absence, as Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reported earlier in the week that the third-year cornerback could have his snaps monitored if able to suit up. With Watson back in action, Keith Taylor is a healthy scratch Saturday.

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• Chiefs' Jaylen Watson: Promising start to practice week

  01/15/2025 • By RotoWire

  Watson (lower leg), who is currently on IR, was a full participant in practice Tuesday. Watson hasn't played since fracturing his left ankle Week 7 against San Francisco, but he was designated to return from injured reserve Jan. 3 and appears to have a real chance of playing in Saturday's AFC divisional-round matchup against Houston. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid echoed that possibility Tuesday, saying of Watson, "I'm not telling you he can play a whole game, but I think he has a chance of playing. We'll see," per Jordan Foote of SI.com. Of late, Josh Williams has been playing most of the defensive snaps opposite Trent McDuffie at cornerback.

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• Chiefs' Jaylen Watson: Placed on IR

  10/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Chiefs placed Watson (lower leg) on injured reserve Tuesday. Watson fractured his ankle during Sunday's win over the 49ers, an injury that will keep him out for the rest of the 2024 regular season, though he could be available to come back off IR if the Chiefs make a deep playoff run, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. With Watson sidelined, Nazeeh Johnson should have the inside track on Joshua Williams for the second starting corner job opposite Trent McDuffie, though the Chiefs signed Keith Taylor on Tuesday to bring in some additional depth and competition at the position.

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• Chiefs' Jaylen Watson: Suffers signifcant injury

  10/21/2024 • By RotoWire

  Watson suffered a fractured ankle in Sunday's win over the 49ers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Watson was spotted with crutches and a cast after the victory, so the news isn't exactly surprising. The Washington State product will undergo further imagining Monday to determine the severity of the fracture and whether or not he may be able to return at some point later this season. Watson's likely absence in the weeks ahead will leave the Chiefs without one of their starting corners and afford increased opportunity for Nazeeh Johnson and Joshua Williams.

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