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Ex-Penn receiver Justin Watson gets two-year extension from Chiefs

The reported deal guarantees the two-time Super Bowl-winning wide receiver $1.4 million, with a potential total payout of $6 million.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson talks with reporters during Super Bowl LVII Opening Night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on February 6.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson talks with reporters during Super Bowl LVII Opening Night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on February 6.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
    by Melanie Heller
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Former Penn star Justin Watson signed a two-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to his agent, JL Sports.

The deal is said to guarantee the two-time Super Bowl-winning wide receiver $1.4 million, with a potential payout of $6 million.

Watson still holds the Penn records for career receptions (286), receiving yards (3,777), and receiving touchdowns (33). He also leads the Ivy League in career 100-yard games (19) and consecutive games with a receiving touchdown (10).

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Drafted in the fifth round in 2018 by Tampa Bay, where he won Super Bowl LV, Watson signed a one-year deal with Kansas City before the 2022 season. With 315 offensive yards on 556 snaps last year, Watson established himself as a reliable presence who helped Kansas City reach Super Bowl LVII against the Eagles.