The Chiefs wasted very little time in signing free-agent and former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin. The Bills waived Benjamin on Tuesday, and the Chiefs moved quickly to get the former first-round draft pick into their facility on Thursday and announced his signing Friday morning.
Part of the reason the move happened so quickly may have become startlingly clear this week as The Star has learned from a source that starting wide receiver Sammy Watkins is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks. That timetable includes time he has already missed, so he'd likely be out this weekend against the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium and then day to day after that.
Following Friday's practice, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Watkins had "tweaked" his foot on Thursday and had an MRI on it that came back "OK."
The Chiefs waived defensive end Jarvis Jenkins to make room for Benjamin. The roster spot vacated after last weekend's waiving of running back Kareem Hunt got filled earlier this week when the team signed running back Charcandrick West.
"He's been good against us, number one," Reid said of Benjamin. "A big, physical player and, again, you add him to the mix. He comes in, he's got experience and been a good football player at this level and in this league. He was a great college player. We liked him coming out of Florida State."
