'"That's one guy that I don't want to leave," Watkins said at the end of the 2016 season. "Probably if he leaves, then I don't know how my mindset will be, honestly. That's a guy that kind of groomed me into running routes and doing everything the right way — mental, physical — and if he leaves, that'll hurt. Because that's a guy that kind of helped this whole group form a mentality and shape us to professionals. He gave us the whole script of off the field, on the field, and it's helping this wide receiver group and helping the players."'