What Jaylen Watson said after 99-yard TD vs Chargers

Watson jumped a pass intended for Gerald Everett and took it to the house

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The Kansas City Chiefs used seven of their ten draft picks this offseason to improve their defence.

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Among the final picks was cornerback Jaylen Watson from Washington State,

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who was selected with the 243rd overall pick in the seventh round.

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Watson was not the Chiefs' first or even second pick in the cornerback draft.

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Trent McDuffie was selected in the first round, and Joshua Williams was selected in the fourth.

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However, Watson had a significant impact against the Los Angeles Chargers.

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'I woke up knowing I was going to get a pick', Jaylen Watson

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"We have a rule as DBs, you can never get tackled by a quarterback," Watson said.

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