{"id":26450,"date":"2025-01-16T21:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26450"},"modified":"2025-01-16T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T21:07:31","slug":"report-rising-db-will-return-to-chiefs-starting-lineup-vs-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26450","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Rising DB will return to Chiefs&#8217; starting lineup vs. Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>According to a report by The Athletic\u2019s Nate Taylor, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson is set to return to his starting role in the defending Super Bowl champions\u2019 AFC divisional round playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Watson has been sidelined since Week 7 of the regular season due to an ankle injury and was initially not expected to return this season.<\/p>\n<p>The former Washington State Cougar made significant progress during his injury recovery period and had his practice window opened during the Chiefs\u2019 first-round playoff bye last week.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Andy Reid hinted at Watson\u2019s possible return in a press conference earlier this week, but would not commit to activating the second-year defensive back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1879929740490068371&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fchiefswire.usatoday.com%2F2025%2F01%2F16%2Fjaylen-watson-will-return-chiefs-texans-injury%2F&amp;sessionId=1a202f77daa3b7342800d0cc6bfb104f0a55ba29&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1879929740490068371\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kansas City\u2019s secondary has exceeded the high expectations placed on it without Watson\u2019s help, but the veteran defensive back\u2019s return will provide a major boost to the unit.<\/p>\n<p>Look for Watson\u2019s return to have an early impact in the Chiefs\u2019 matchup against Houston on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The #Chiefs\u2019 defense will see a key starter return to the field for Kansas City\u2019s AFC divisional round playoff matchup against the Texans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[108,1507,1508,614,1502,190,1477,1509,192],"class_list":["post-26450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-andy-reid","tag-defense","tag-houston-texans","tag-injury","tag-jaylen-watson","tag-news","tag-playoffs","tag-secondary","tag-timely"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: Rising DB will return to Chiefs&#039; 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