Sammy Watkins has agreed to a new one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The deal includes $7 million in base salary, a $1 million signing bonus and $1 million in per-game roster bonuses with an additional $7 million in incentives that could get the deal to $16 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported, per a source informed of the deal. The new contract also includes a no-trade clause, per Rapoport and Garafolo.
Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports first reported the news.
The pay cut keeps Watkins in K.C. while adding a much needed $5 million in salary-cap space for a Chiefs team that was pressed as tight against the cap as possible ahead of the draft.
Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid held a conference call from his basement with the media yesterday. He said all are doing well.
Coach Reid said they may not be in the office but they are still getting work done.
The Draft is scheduled for later this month.
The Chiefs Thursday announced the official signing of Quarterback Jordan Ta’amu. The former XFL quarterback.
Ta’amu was one of the top players in the XFL, leading the league in completion percentage (72.4 percent) while ranking second in yards-per-attempt (7.8), third in both passer rating (101.3) and passing yards (1,050) and fourth in touchdowns (5). He also chipped in 217 rushing yards on 41 attempts to lead all XFL quarterbacks.
