Sammy Watkins held his first press conference Thursday since signing with the Chiefs, during which more insight was provided into why the wide receiver selected Kansas City, why the Chiefs pursued him and what role he'll play in the offense. Watkins spoke alongside head coach Andy Reid and Brett Veach after signing a three-year deal worth a total of $48 million.

Here's a rundown of some of the key points from the press conference.

* Watkins on what attracted him to Kansas City: "Just the Chiefs Kingdom. I played here two years ago, and I feel like I fed off these fans, the fans they have in the stadium, the atmosphere. Of course you have the hall of fame coach Andy Reid, you have Patrick Mahomes, so many other players, Travis Kelce, so many guys that have already been here that have been doing great things."

* More from Watkins on why Kansas City was the choice: "For me, I'm not a big city guy or into party life, whatever the case may be. I just wanted to be somewhere where I can be comfortable, my family can be comfortable. My daughter's getting old, so there's great schools, private schools around here. Really where I can raise my family and be happy, and that's what made me choose here."

* Watkins on when he made his decision: "Wednesday came around, 5 or 6 o'clock and it just dawned on me. I just really wanted to pick the best place for me. I had the opportunity to choose. For me it was just picking the best organization, the best team, the best players, and really the best place where my family can come out here and live and be happy."

* Watkins, who has had injury issues in the past, on what he'll do this season to maintain his health: "I think the same thing I did last year -- just really hone in on eating right, sleeping right and taking care of my body, massages, the basic things. Staying in the training room, not because you're hurt but just to stay on top of things and get in that cold tub and just be an all-around pro."

* Watkins on quarterback Patrick Mahomes: "He went first round for a reason. I haven't really watched anything on him or seen anything, but I know for a fact he's on a great staff and organization and coaches. So for me it's to let him go through his process as well as to let everyone on this team go through. I'm going to follow his lead and he's definitely going to help me out and I'm going to do my best to help him out."

* Veach on his attempt last year to acquire Watkins in a trade from the Bills: "I don't think it ever really got close. I was calling (general manager) Brandon Beane at Buffalo a lot. He made it clear this is an immensely talented player and they'd have to get at least a 2. As I said yesterday, not having a 1 and then coming back in the draft and not having a 2 would be difficult."

* Veach on why the Chiefs were aggressive about signing Watkins: "It's just hard to acquire these guys. When we're sitting there in free agency and you see a 24-year-old elite playmaker, you don't get those opportunities a lot. With what we have and where we're going, we said it in the staff room we may not get this chance again. We expect to win, and we're going to be picking at the bottom of (round 1), in this case 2, we're going to get Sammy Watkins. You've got one chance to go get him, let's make it happen."

* Reid on where Watkins will line up: "He'll line up at the X to start with. Then we have the flexibility to move him around."