Former Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins is headed to Los Angeles.
Watkins, who spent the first three seasons of his professional career with the Buffalo Bills after being selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft, was traded to the Los Angeles Rams on Friday — along with a 2018 sixth-round pick — for cornerback E.J. Gaines and a 2018 second-round pick.
In this edition of What They Are Saying, we take a look at the best of the buzz on social media surrounding the Watkins trade:
🚨 TRADE ALERT! 🚨
Sammy Watkins… WOW: https://t.co/Y26fzST2Qu pic.twitter.com/e9jcFwgMge
— NFL (@NFL) August 11, 2017
If you have franchise QB, you must keep getting him skill help. Sammy Watkins is huge. Rams didn't do it for Bradford, 1st one for Goff.
— Jason Smith (@howaboutafresca) August 11, 2017
Sammy Watkins, Andrew Whitworth, Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, Gerald Everett, John Sullivan. The Rams have worked hard to help Jared Goff.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 11, 2017
#Bills GM Brandon Beane: "I was getting calls about Sammy Watkins all the way back in June, shortly after I got here." @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/mtOgLzwgil
— Jonah Javad (@JonahJavad) August 11, 2017
#Bills GM Brandon Beane said he never had asked Sammy Watkins about if he had wanted to stay in Buffalo past this year.
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) August 11, 2017
Sammy Watkins is a member of the Los Angeles Rams. It's like the NFC version of the Bills, but nicer weather.
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) August 11, 2017
No more Sammy Watkins merch at the Bills Store but he's still there, for now. @WKBW pic.twitter.com/8LJhjV83ch
— Jeff Rusack (@JeffRusack) August 11, 2017
#Memories @SalSports @sammywatkins #Bills pic.twitter.com/Yu1k7HziMl
— Jeff Russo (@JeffRussoWKBW) August 11, 2017
Jen's 8-year-old son Jake didn't take the news of the #Bills trading #SammyWatkins too well… pic.twitter.com/OboOXFjgGT
— News 4 Buffalo (@news4buffalo) August 11, 2017
Rams GM Les Snead on acquiring Sammy Watkins pic.twitter.com/aI2XWTGIRi
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) August 11, 2017
@WGR550 Sammy Watkins' dad reacts to the trade: https://t.co/o2Me96xVwq
— David Dorsey (@DavidADorsey) August 11, 2017
The Sammy Watkins trade is a sign that the Bills organization is fully throwing its faith behind their rookie coach.https://t.co/nUJNXsJOnw
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) August 11, 2017
Winners and losers from Bills, Rams, Eagles mega trades, via @billbarnwell:https://t.co/k7uP9Q1JCD https://t.co/ltRokODi3v
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2017
Welcome to Los Angeles, @sammywatkins!
3️⃣ Things to Know about the Newest Ram 📰 » https://t.co/pHlVaYLqD1 pic.twitter.com/8EqMKBrBBY
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) August 11, 2017
Coming soon to the 2017 season…@JaredGoff16 tossing TDs to @sammywatkins! 🙌 https://t.co/NTbGo6rSqd
— NFL (@NFL) August 11, 2017