[3][4] Watts was immediately inserted into the starting lineup as a nickel back in the season opener and started seven additional games at left cornerback before he was benched in favor of Ray Buchanan, the team's free safety, in the fourth quarter of a game against the Miami Dolphins.

[5] Watts regained his starting spot in 1997 after Buchanan signed with the Atlanta Falcons, opening the season at right cornerback against the Miami Dolphins.

[2] Watts suffered damage to two of his vertebrae in a game against the San Diego Chargers that October and was placed on injured reserve in November.

[6] After watching a life-threatening spinal cord injury to Detroit Lions player Reggie Brown on television, Watts decided to retire from the game, deciding that it was "not worth the risk.

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