For Pete's Sake

Jaylen Watson gets Chiefs fans excited with hopeful social-media message

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson (35) celebrates after breaking up a pass intended for Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer (5) in the second half at SoFi Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson (35) celebrates after breaking up a pass intended for Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer (5) in the second half at SoFi Stadium. Imagn Images

The Chiefs defense has allowed 334 or more yards just four times this season, but it’s happened in each of their last three games.

Fans are a little nervous about how the defense has played of late, but they are hopeful that help could be coming soon.

Cornerback Jaylen Watson, who suffered a broken ankle in October during a win against the San Francisco 49ers, on Tuesday shared a message on X that had Chiefs fans excited.

“Neva count me out,” Watson wrote, and he included an emoji of a roller coaster heading up.

Does that mean fans could see Watson back with the Chiefs later in the regular season or by the playoffs? We can’t know that for sure.

But those four words certainly caught the attention of Chiefs fans, who showed Watson their support. Here is what some of those people were saying.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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