US EditionPackers Lock up Key Receiver for Another Season, Report Says
Christian Watson, recovering from a torn ACL, secured a one-year, $13.25 million extension with the Packers, ensuring financial stability as he aims to return this fall.
- On Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers signed Christian Watson to a one-year, $13.25 million extension, with the team announcing the deal Wednesday.
- According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Packers signed Christian Watson to a one-year extension Tuesday, as he was in the final year of his rookie contract and facing free agency next offseason.
- After tearing his right ACL on Jan. 6, Christian Watson is on the Physically Unable to Perform list and will miss at least the first four games.
- The deal keeps Watson with Green Bay through 2026, and its one-year term is viewed as a short-term vote of confidence rather than a long-term commitment, per OverTheCap and Packers officials.
- With Watson rehabbing, the Packers' depth at receiver includes first-round pick Matthew Golden and third-round pick Savion Williams, while Watson aims to return next month using the extension to compete for a longer-term deal.
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Packers WR Christian Watson signs contract extension as he continues recovery from torn ACL
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has signed a contract extension as he continues his recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that is delaying the start of his season.The Packers announced the signing Wednesday. Terms weren't disclosed, but ESPN reported that Watson agreed to a one-year, $13.25 million extension on a deal that would run through 2026.Watson is beginning this season on the physically una…
Report: Packers extend WR Christian Watson
Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson has agreed to a one-year, $13.25 million contract extension, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. Watson, 26, is currently on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, which means he will miss at least the first four games of this season as he recovers from the torn right ACL he suffered on Jan. 6 against the Bears. A second-round draft pick out of North Dakota State in 2022, Watson was in the last year of…
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