The Kansas City Chiefs expect to be without wide receiver Sammy Watkins for perhaps their next couple of games because of a hamstring injury, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The injury is still being evaluated.

Related players: Mecole Hardman, Demarcus Robinson

The snaps that usually would have gone to Watkins were given against the Raiders to Hardman and Robinson, the story said, and that will likely be the case should Watkins miss any time as the story suggests.

With Tyreek Hill out for an unknown time period, Andy Reid will need Sammy Watkins and Mecole Hardman to step into the playmaking void. Watkins, for his part, told Albert Breer of SI.com that he doesn't think his role will change much.

"I think we got the same roles," he said. "The same particular roles. Same for me. I think we got the other guys to step up. We got Mecole Hardman in the second round. We got Demarcus Robinson. We got so many guys that can step up and play that position. I'm not really worried. Do we need 10? Do we need Tyreek? Yes, we do. I don't think I would've scored a couple touchdowns without him affecting the defense."

Hardman and Robinson are next up on the depth chart and it sounds like Watkins and the team don't expect to miss a beat. Hill didn't need surgery but is expected to miss a few weeks, so guys like Hardman and Robinson could find themselves in much bigger roles and will likely be hot fantasy pickups on the wire this week.