Chiefs rookie Jaylen Watson after 99-yard TD vs. Chargers I woke up knowing I was going to get a pick

Chiefs rookie Jaylen Watson after 99-yard TD vs. Chargers I woke up knowing I was going to get a pick

This offseason, the devoted seven of their 10 draft picks to the defensive side of Landon Cohen Jersey the ball. Among the last of those picks was cornerback , whom they selected out of Washington State with a seventh-round pick, No. 243 overall.Watson wasn't the first or even second cornerback the Chiefs brought in on draft day. They took in the first round and in the fourth. But Watson managed to make a significant impact against the on Thursday night, after he got an opportunity to start the game following an injury McDuffie suffered in Week 1.With the game tied early in the fourth quarter, Watson stepped in front of a pa s intended for tight end and picked it off, then took it 99 Darrell Taylor Jersey yards to the house to give Kansas City a lead it would never relinquish. Go make a play, rook. | on Prime VideoAlso available on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) Not only did Watson secure himself his first career interception and touchdown, but he apparently knew it was going to happen. "I woke up knowing I Gerald Everett Jersey was going to get a pick," Watson said after the game, . "I just knew being a seventh-rounder and getting my first start, I was going to get tested a lot. I just felt I was going to get one today."Watson also knew he only had one thing to do after securing the ball: get past Herbert so he could make his way to the end zone. "We have a rule as Russell Wilson Jersey DBs, you can never get tackled by a quarterback," Watson said. "That's my first job, make a move on him and just try to race to the end zone." Watson did exactly that, and it worked out quite Jake Luton Jersey well. He also allowed only three catches for 25 yards on eight pa ses thrown in his direction, according to Tru Media. For a seventh-round pick in his first game as a starter, it doesn't get much better than that.


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