Apparently Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been receiving a few negative feedback from “fans” on his social media channels with regard to the ankle injury that kept him from Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, which was (shameless plug alert) broadcast for the world right here on Yahoo.
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Anyone who’s ever taken a second to read comments on the Instagram page of a celebrity or sports team knows one thing to be true: It ain’t pretty.
“Just want to Thank all my fans for their support please don’t retract yesterday’s statement”, he said. After what he was able to do during his rookie season last year-65 catches for 1,129 yards and eight touchdowns-this season has felt like a letdown.
“My frustration is wanting to help the team and win for the City of Buffalo and for my teammates”, Watkins wrote on Instagram. “As a player we need critics and also fans that’s apart [sic] of the game”.
Watkins later posted another Instagram photo addressing the ordeal, saying his comments were “inappropriate”, yet not saying he regretted them.
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After being the fourth pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, Watkins has dealt with injuries in both of his seasons and this year he has missed time with two different injuries. A number of followers left comments telling Watkins to “leave Buffalo”, or to “stop being injured so I can put you in my fantasy lineup”. Now, not only is Watkins out, Tyrod will not be playing, and Kyle Williams, Percy Harvin, Karlos Williams, and Seantrel Henderson will not suit up either. Although he ditched the boot he wore on the plane ride over, Watkins’ ankle was still wrapped. I’m not the first or last person who’s going to be injured.
