general manager Brett Veach he hoped to “bridge a gap” to keep wide receiver on the team in 2020, but head coach Andy Reid would not commit to Watkins returning when addre sing reporters Thursday. Asked about the wideout’s future, Reid said “we sure like Sammy; he Isiah Thomas Jersey ‘s done a great job for us” but wouldn’t make any predictions about Watkins’ status for this season, .”I try to stay as far away from that stuff as po sible,” Reid added, of the . “I dealt with all of that in Philadelphia.”Reid, who’s fresh off his first career victory, closed his 14-year tenure with the as the team’s final voice in personnel decisions – Stanley Johnson Jersey – something that many believe contributed to his departure. In other words, he’s deferring to Veach, adding on Thursday that the Chiefs GM has been in communication with both coaches and Watkins regarding the receiver’s situation. Due $21 million in 2020, the final season on a three-year, $48 million contract Watkins landed from Kansas City in 2018, the former first-round draft pick has long been speculated as a potential cut or trade candidate. The Chauncey Billups Jersey Chiefs currently own an — the lowest total in the — and would save roughly anywhere between $7-14 million by releasing or dealing Watkins. They have other incentives to do so, too, with quarterback , tight end and defensive lineman all in line for big-money extensions Andre Drummond Jersey over the next year or so.Watkins has , suggesting he’s OK returning to K.C. or playing elsewhere in 2020. He’s also about whether he’d be willing to take a pay cut to stay with the Chiefs. Originally the fourth overall pick of the 2014 draft, Watkins spent the first three years of his career with the , setting team rookie records and then topping 1,000 receiving yards in 2015 before injuries limited his production the following year. Traded to the in 2017, he spent one year in Sean McVay’s offense, starting 14 games, before joining the Chiefs. Watkins hauled in 52 pa ses for 673 yards Tracy McGrady Jersey and three touchdowns opposite in Kansas City’s Super Bowl-winning offense in 2019.
