Packers receiver eyeing return to practice field after contract extension

How Soon Could Packers' Christian Watson Return From ACL? 'Tomorrow,' He Says

Under NFL rules, the earliest the Packers can get wide receiver Christian Watson back on the field would be September 28, when the team travels to Dallas to play the Cowboys in what will be a ballyhooed Sunday night matchup. That’s because Watson, recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in the season finale in January, is on the physically unable to perform list, which requires he misses four games.But if the stakes were high? Well, Watson said h…

Packers receiver eyeing return to practice field after contract extension

One of the Packers' top receivers is on the verge of returning to play after going down in the final game of last season with a torn ACL.

How close is Packers' Christian Watson to returning from his ACL injury?

He's itching to get back on the field, but his recent contract extension means he has nothing to prove.

For Christian Watson, new one-year contract extension with Packers ‘definitely took a lot of pressure off my mind’

GREEN BAY — Christian Watson was certain on Monday that, if the Green Bay Packers were playing on Sunday for a berth in Super Bowl LX, he would be on the field.

Packers Receive New Christian Watson Injury Update

The Green Bay Packers have received a new update regarding Christian Watson's injury status.

Packers' Christian Watson Expects To Practice When First Eligible

The Packers entered the season with a deep receiving corps, but two of those players are unavailable. Jayden Reed has landed on IR due to a broken collarbone; the third-year wideout joins Christian Watson as sidelined Packer pass catchers. Long expected to begin the season on the shelf — because of a Week 18 ACL tear — Watson has since signed a one-year, $11MM extension ($6.1MM guaranteed). That illustrates some faith on Green Bay’s part, though…