On Wednesday, November 4, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay announced that veteran defensive back Jaylen Watson — once a key member of the Kansas City Chiefs' secondary — will have season-ending shoulder surgery.

Watson entered the league as a seventh-round pick of the Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft and was a valuable contributor in Kansas City's victories in Super Bowls LVII and LVIII.

The former Washington State Cougar signed a three-year, $51,000,000 contract with the Rams as a free agent earlier this year and served as a veteran presence in Los Angeles' defensive backfield for the team's first seven games of the 2026 NFL regular season.

With Watson sidelined for the foreseeable future, the Rams will rely heavily on another ex-Chiefs defender — star cornerback Trent McDuffie — even more as Los Angeles looks ahead to its highly anticipated Week 9 matchup against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Summerfield, Maryland.