NFL - The Athletic on Jaylen Watson

ArticleHow Myles Garrett launches Rams defense into an entirely new stratumCaptured July 6, 2026

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signing outside corner Jaylen Watson. Both McDuffie and Watson are coming from a man-heavy Chiefs scheme and specialize in press coverage.

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Outside corner from Chiefs; specializes in press coverage to bolster Rams secondary.

Outside corner signed by Rams as part of secondary upgrade; comes from man-heavy Chiefs scheme and specializes in press coverage. Watson will help take air out of Rams' coverages and make underneath completions less available to opposing quarterbacks, complementing McDuffie's acquisition to address the Rams' fourth-lowest man-coverage rate (14.7%) last season.