“Now,” said insider Mike Garafolo on Thursday’s edition of Good Morning Football, “you’ve got to decide what you want to do with Jaylen Watson, who’s also a free agent at cornerback and a guy that is extremely highly thought of, and a guy that has come along with secondary coach Dave Merritt.
“So, the Chiefs are going to make a run at Jaylen Watson, who has really come along as a complete cornerback, and now show that he can do a little bit of everything. He’s got length, he’s got speed, he can play press, he can tackle. His instincts have come along, again, thanks to the tutelage of Merritt in the back there, and Steve Spagnuolo as the defensive coordinator as well.”
Watson, who turns 28 in September, is considered the NFL’s top cornerback set to hit the market next week, estimated to command a deal in the neighborhood of $18 million per year. That’s something the Chiefs can certainly afford after they unloaded McDuffie and officially released right tackle Jawaan Taylor on Wednesday.
