<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-green-bay-encouraging-christian-watson-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers get encouraging Christian Watson injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Green-Bay-gets-encouraging-Christian-Watson-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers get encouraging Christian Watson injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T11:52:55-08:00">December 24th, 11:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T11:52:55-08:00">December 24th, 11:52am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers destroyed the New Orleans Saints in their Week 16 matchup, with the final score settling in at 34-0. While pretty much everything went the Packers way, they were dealt a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury">potentially devastating injury when star wide receiver Christian Watson</a> was forced out of the game early with a knee injury.</p><p>Watson is arguably Green Bay’s top big-play threat, so being without him for a period of time could have been catastrophic. Head coach Matt LaFleur indicated after the game that there was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-crossing-fingers-concerning-injury-suffered-saints-game">some concern regarding Watson’s injury</a>, but he changed course on Tuesday afternoon, saying that Watson had <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1871617474032206190" rel="noopener">only suffered a knee bruise</a>, and that he could potentially play in Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>“Matt LaFleur says the Packers got good news on Christian Watson. Just a knee bruise. Could potentially play Sunday in Minnesota,” Matt Schneidman of The Athletic said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Packers will need Christian Watson healthy for upcoming postseason run</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-wide-receiver-Christian-Watson.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This is great news for Green Bay, as losing Watson would have been a tough blow for them. Watson only has 29 catches on the year, but he’s managed to do quite a bit with those catches, as he’s racked up 620 yards and two scores on those plays. And now, it seems like he’s avoided the worst case scenario with this injury, as he could end up playing in Week 17 in a huge clash against the Vikings.</p><p>Given how the Packers will be more focused on their postseason run then their final two regular season games at this point, they could opt to play it safe with Watson in an effort to preserve his health. Regardless, this is a great update on Watson, and the Packers will look to keep up their positive momentum in their huge Week 17 matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers get encouraging Christian Watson injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-crossing-fingers-concerning-injury-suffered-saints-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-crossing-fingers-on-concerning-injury-suffered-in-Saints-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:34:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:34:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">Green Bay Packers got the job done on Monday night</a>, as they guaranteed themselves a spot in the NFL playoffs by destroying the New Orleans Saints in a 34-0 victory at Lambeau Field.</p><p>Despite how the final score reads, it was not a completely pleasant experience for Green Bay, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury">wide receiver Christian Watson suffering an apparent knee injury</a> during a rushing play in the first half. Watson would get checked and later return to the game before being ruled out for the remainder of the contest.</p><p>Following the game, the 25-year-old Watson said that <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1871413486590607615" rel="noopener">“he’s hoping for the best”</a> for his knee, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, who also reported that the wideout will have the injured knee “checked” this Tuesday.</p><p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur also <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671692" rel="noopener">sounded off</a> about Watson’s injury.</p><p>“There’s some concern there, certainly,” LaFleur shared, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). “We’re going to get some more testing done (Tuesday).”</p><p>Before his night ended, Watson had compiled a total of 23 rushing yards on two carries. He failed to secure the only target he got versus the Saints. Nevertheless, Green Bay barely felt Watson’s absence the rest of the way, as the Packers continued to pummel the Saints on both ends of the field. Running back Josh Jacobs paced the Packers with 69 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, extending his streak of games with at least a touchdown to six. Meanwhile, wide receiver Jayden Reed grabbed three of four targets for 76 receiving yards.</p><h2><b>Will Christian Watson be available for Packers-Vikings in Week 17?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Green-Bay-Packers-wide-receiver-Christian-Watson-9-rushes-with-the-football.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While there’s no concrete outlook yet on Watson’s availability for Week 17’s game against the Minnesota Vikings on the road, the Packers can perhaps be expected to give expanded roles downfield for the likes of Reed, Tucker Kraft, Dontayvion Wicks, Romeo Doubs and even Bo Melton if the former North Dakota State Bison star would need time away from the action to heal from his injury.</p><p>So far in the 2024 NFL regular season, Watson, selected in the second round of the 2022 draft by Green Bay, has 620 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 29 catches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-leaves-Saints-game-with-troubling-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T19:20:40-08:00">December 23rd, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T19:43:54-08:00">December 23rd, 7:43pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a game that’s as lopsided as you will see in the 2024 NFL season, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-fans-beg-for-something-during-packers-beatdown" rel="noopener">Spencer Rattler running for his life</a> on almost every New Orleans Saints dropback, disaster struck when Christian Watson had to leave the field with what has <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1871391616701010063" rel="noopener">officially been classified a knee injury</a> according to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter.</p><p>Now, for fans of the Packers, this is a pretty disappointing outcome in an otherwise lopsided victory, as the team probably could have rested Watson and their starters and still come out on top with the win. Ascending tight end Tucker Kraft led all players through three quarters with three catches for 63 yards, and even Osh Jacobs got in on the fun, supplementing his always impressive rushing stats with some efforts as a receiver, too. Watson, by contrast, really didn’t do much in the game at all, going 0-1 on his lone target and leaving the game without a single yard to his name.</p><p>Assuming the Saints don’t go on some incredible, Week 16 Washington Commanders-style run where they completely take things over in the fourth quarter, the Packers will be sitting pretty at 11-5, holding the sixth seed in the playoffs behind the division winners and the Minnesota Vikings. While that isn’t a doomsday scenario with two games to play, as they would still be guaranteed a playoff spot and could fall no lower than seventh, playing against the Philadelphia Eagles is a lot tougher than the Los Angeles Rams and securing that sixth seed becomes a whole lot easier with Watson on the field, even with a ton of depth on the offensive side of the ball.</p><p>Now granted, maybe this is nothing bad, and Watson would have returned to the field if the game was even remotely close –  fans will find out soon enough from head coach Matt LaFleur – but if Watson does miss time, it will make it harder for the Packers to win even as the North Dakota State product is in the middle of a bit of a down year by his typical standards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-downplays-injury-cleated');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson downplays injury scare after getting cleated');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-downplays-injury-scare-after-getting-cleated.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson downplays injury scare after getting cleated</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T10:00:47-08:00">December 16th, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T10:00:47-08:00">December 16th, 10:00am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafeur-fans-difference-seattle">Green Bay Packers could do no wrong</a> on Sunday night as they crushed the Seattle Seahawks 30-13 on the road with the entire country watching. It was an incredibly impressive performance for Matt LaFleur and company against a Seahawks team that came into Week 15 as one of the hottest teams in the NFL.</p><p>This was a great game for the Green Bay wide receivers, who all made an impact in their own way throughout the night. One of those wideouts was the speedy Christian Watson, who led the team with 56 yards on three catches. Near the end of the game, Watson appeared to be shaken up on the sideline, but it <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1868524160630329358" rel="noopener">turns out that he’s just fine</a> according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Christian Watson said he took a cleat to the shin on the last play, hence why he was briefly checked on the sideline.</p><p>“I’m alright.” <a href="https://t.co/tayzK14bSU">pic.twitter.com/tayzK14bSU</a></p><p>— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1868524160630329358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He just stepped on my shin when I was coming back to the ground,” Watson said, per Schneidman. “I’m alright. Cleat to the shin, don’t feel too good.”</p><p>Watson was one of many Packers pass catchers that had great moments on Sunday night. Jayden Reed caught five passes for 34 yards and ran for 27 yards on three carries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-romeo-doubs-revelation-big-game-seahawks">Romeo Doubs had a quiet night</a>, but he beat Devon Witherspoon for a late touchdown that he capped with an acrobatic catch.</p><p>The Packers may not have one true superstar at wide receiver like they did during the days of Davante Adams, but they have a group of quality players with complementary skill sets who can do damage with a committee approach. Sunday night was a perfect example of that.</p><h2><b>Packers offense humming down the stretch of regular </b><b>season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Josh-Jacobs_9a0ff2.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers are starting to hit their stride as the playoffs get closer and closer, and Matt LaFleur has this offense cruising up and down the field, no matter the opponent.</p><p>One week after running all over the Detroit Lions, even in a loss, the Packers dismantled a Seahawks defense that had been one of the best in football over the last month. The Packers bullied the Seahawks with Josh Jacobs and the running game throughout the night and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-keeps-green-bay-grounded-take-amid-week-15-win-vs-seahawks">Jordan Love was very efficient through the air</a>, playing one of his cleanest games of the season.</p><p>The Packers’ defense is probably never going to be an elite unit this season, but they came up with two critical takeaways in this game. A red zone interception of Geno Smith during the second quarter took points off the board for Seattle and a late pick of Sam Howell essentially salted the game away.</p><p>If the defense can just be solid and come up with a few splash plays like it did on Sunday night, this Packers offense can score points with the best of them. LaFleur has been in a zone calling plays over the last few weeks and is capable of putting on a masterclass over the course of 60 minutes that only the best coaches on Earth can come up with. When the Packers are rolling on that side, they have a championship-caliber team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson downplays injury scare after getting cleated

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-truth-bomb-christian-watson-heroics-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on Christian Watson after heroics vs. Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Matt-LaFleur-drops-truth-bomb-on-Christian-Watson-after-heroics-vs.-Bears.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on Christian Watson after heroics vs. Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T11:09:25-08:00">November 18th, 11:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T11:09:25-08:00">November 18th, 11:09am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers barely squeaked past the Chicago Bears in Week 11, as they needed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-green-bay-blocks-field-goal-ruin-caleb-williams-heroics">missed game-winning field goal</a> from Cairo Santos as time expired in the fourth quarter to allow them to walk away with the win. Of course, the Packers made some plays themselves to ensure they’d win this game, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-chicago-loss-packers-blocked-field-goal-continues-ugly-history">head coach Matt LaFleur</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5928804/2024/11/18/packers-christian-watson-receiver-bears/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">highlighting</a> wide receiver Christian Watson’s contributions after the game.</p><p>Watson’s time with the Packers hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing, but when he’s on his A-game, he’s one of the better wide receivers in the NFL. That was on full display against the Bears, as Watson hauled in all four of his targets from quarterback Jordan Love for 150 yards, and while he didn’t find the end zone, his 60-yard catch-and-run on their game-winning drive in the fourth quarter was arguably the second most important play of the day.</p><p>“Can’t say enough about him,” LaFleur said of Watson after the game, per Matt Schneiderman of The Athletic. “Obviously, not everything has gone his way here, but he is a resilient dude. He shows up to work every day, right mentality, great work ethic. I love the guy. I love being around him.”</p><h2><b>Matt LaFleur hoping Christian Watson can find his footing with Packers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Packers-head-coach-Matt-LaFleur.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Watson starred as a rookie back in 2022 with the Packers, he has struggled to stay healthy during his time in the NFL, which has led to him being a fairly inconsistent producer for their offense. He is fully capable of dominant outings like the one he just put together against the Bears, though, so maybe this will be what he needs to get going for the Packers.</p><p>LaFleur will certainly be hoping for, as the more options Love has at his disposal under center, the better off the team figures to be. Watson has some positive momentum for the first time in awhile, and he will be looking to carry it over to Week 12, where Green Bay will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in another very important contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on Christian Watson after heroics vs. Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-jayden-reed-injury-updates-week-7');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson, Jayden Reed injury updates make Jordan Love’s life easier');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Watson-Jayden-Reed-injury-updates-make-Jordan-Loves-Week-7-life-easier.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson, Jayden Reed injury updates make Jordan Love’s life easier</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-18T14:42:56-07:00">October 18th, 2:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-18T14:43:10-07:00">October 18th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although it is not a standalone game in a prime-time slot, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/green-bay-packers-bold-predictions-week-7-vs-texans">Week 7 showdown</a> between the Green Bay Packers (4-2) and Houston Texans (5-1) is a highly compelling matchup. Both Jordan Love and CJ Stroud are expected to lead their respective franchises for the many years to come while sitting near the top of the NFL quarterback rankings. Stroud has been sharper, but Love could have the edge on Sunday based on the latest injury news.</p><p>Packers wide receivers Jayden Reed and Christian Watson, who have each been dealing with an ankle injury, will be suiting up against the Texans, per <a href="https://www.packers.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">Green Bay’s injury report</a>. Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable, so Love is not guaranteed to have a full compliment of pass-catchers at his disposal. Stroud is still without his favorite target, Nico Collins (on the injured reserve with a hamstring injury) but can lean on All-Pro Stefon Diggs and the promising Tank Dell.</p><p>While the outcome of a game that pits two winning squads against one another should not carry immense playoff implications in October, the Packers have the misfortune of residing in what seems to be the division of doom, the NFC North. They do not have the luxury of using the Texans as a measuring stick. Green Bay has to compile wins now, in case it suffers more injury setbacks later in the year.</p><p>Love has already missed time this season and Watson is consistently hampered by health issues. When at full strength, though, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-feat-aaron-rodgers-never-did">this offense is mighty dangerous</a>. Running back Josh Jacobs can chew up clock on the ground, and the receiving corps possesses the ability and depth to overwhelm secondaries. Simply put, Houston could have its hands full in Lambeau Field.</p><p>The Packers are in for a fight themselves, but Jayden Reed (442 yards and three touchdowns) and Christian Watson (148 yards and two TDs) should make it a more manageable clash.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson, Jayden Reed injury updates make Jordan Love’s life easier

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-green-bay-christian-watson-jaire-alexander-boost-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers get huge Christian Watson, Jaire Alexander boost ahead of Cardinals clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Packers-news-Green-Bay-gets-huge-Christian-Watson-Jaire-Alexander-boost-ahead-of-Cardinals-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers get huge Christian Watson, Jaire Alexander boost ahead of Cardinals clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T08:45:47-07:00">October 13th, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T09:17:45-07:00">October 13th, 9:17am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers are getting healthy just in time for their Week 6 clash with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Wide receiver Christian Watson, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-christian-watson-gets-positive-injury-timeline-update">went down with an ankle injury in Week 4</a> against the Vikings, is <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1845486252146958600" rel="noopener">active and ready to go</a> today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.</p><p>“Packers WR Christian Watson, dealing with a low-ankle sprain, is active today for Green Bay. A big lift,” Rapoport reported on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>There was one more big name missing from the Packers’ list of inactives before the game. Cornerback Jaire Alexander, who had been dealing with a groin injury that has kept him out for the last two games, <a href="https://www.packers.com/news/packers-cardinals-inactives-week-6-2024" rel="noopener">is also active</a>, per the team’s official website.</p><p>Watson will give a big boost to the wide receiver core, as the North Dakota State product gives the offense a level of explosiveness that they lack at times when he is out of the lineup. He has just five catches in four games this season, but is over 1,100 career yards and 13 touchdowns in a little over two seasons.</p><p>Alexander is the Packers’ top cornerback and one of the best defensive players on a team that has been playing good football as the season has gone on. He had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-pick-6-fans-calling-benching">pick-six in Week 3 against the Titans</a>, helping lift Green Bay to a win over Tennessee. Alexander has 12 career interceptions, but that one was his first that he has taken back to the house.</p><p>Alexander will likely be tasked with guarding star rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. on the outside and will be trying to shut down Kyler Murray’s top target in his first game back. It will be interesting to monitor how much work Watson gets on the offensive side, as the Packers have gotten good production out of Jayden Reed and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafleur-gives-romeo-doubs-tucker-kraft-updates-for-week-6">tight end Tucker Kraft</a> in his absence.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers get huge Christian Watson, Jaire Alexander boost ahead of Cardinals clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-100-real-romeo-doubs-week-6');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson gets 100% real about Romeo Doubs ahead of Week 6');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Watson-gets-100-real-about-Romeo-Doubs-ahead-of-Week-6.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson gets 100% real about Romeo Doubs ahead of Week 6</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T06:39:28-07:00">October 10th, 6:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T15:44:27-07:00">October 11th, 3:44pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers picked up a big win in Week 5 over the Los Angeles Rams despite the fact they were without two of their top wide receivers in Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs.</p><p>While Watson missed the game with an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-romeo-doubs-week-5-injury">ankle injury</a>, Doubs got himself <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-romeo-doubs-returns-to-practice-following-one-game-suspension">suspended</a> for the game by the Packers after he skipped practice on Thursday and Friday due to his frustration with his role in the team’s offense.</p><p>Doubs is back practicing with the team ahead of their Week 6 action against the Arizona Cardinals, and it seems like everyone, including Watson, is thrilled to have him back.</p><p>When discussing the situation involving Doubs, Watson made it clear that he’s <a href="https://twitter.com/ByRyanWood/status/1844149521208496450" rel="noopener">going to be there</a> for his fellow wide receiver, but that he’s also not going to back down from having some tough conversations with him as a result of his actions.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Christian Watson said he spoke with Romeo Doubs before Wednesday’s practice. Partly to let his teammate know he’s here for him. Partly to clear air.</p><p>“I know there’s some things he’s not going to want to hear in the moment. But I’m going to say it anyways because we’re a family.” <a href="https://t.co/m4LwiNDiIu">pic.twitter.com/m4LwiNDiIu</a></p><p>— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByRyanWood/status/1844149521208496450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Packers hoping both Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs can suit up Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Watson-and-Romeo-Doubs-of-the-Packers.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Dan Powers-USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>While Doubs was fed up with his lack of involvement in the offense through four games, it is worth noting that the team’s starting quarterback in Jordan Love only played in two of those games with Malik Willis starting the other two. As a result, Green Bay’s passing game wasn’t operating up to its full capacity when Willis was under center.</p><p>The Packers have a lot of weapons beyond Watson and Doubs, as Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, and Tucker Kraft have all emerged as key pieces in the passing game, while Josh Jacobs is leading the way on the ground. Love has a lot of guys he has to spread the ball around to, but Doubs believes that he is deserving of more targets.</p><p>Watson supports Doubs in his quest to earn a larger role in the offense, but he seems to recognize that he didn’t necessarily go about it the right way. Hopefully, both guys will be back on the field in Week 6, and it will be interesting to see how Green Bay’s offense operates when they have their full complement of playmakers on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson gets 100% real about Romeo Doubs ahead of Week 6

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-christian-watson-gets-positive-injury-timeline-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson gets positive injury timeline update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Watson-gets-positive-injury-timeline-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson gets positive injury timeline update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T10:29:49-07:00">October 1st, 10:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T10:29:49-07:00">October 1st, 10:29am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1841153654822244588" rel="noopener">reportedly has</a> a mild high-ankle sprain, and it is unlikely that he will end up on injured reserve, according to Jordan Schultz.</p><p>It is good news that Christian Watson is likely to avoid injured reserve <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-brett-favres-beautiful-jordan-love-message-after-week-4-loss">for the Packers</a>, as he is a wide receiver who could be very useful in the red zone for Jordan Love. He got hurt during the 31-29 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4. It was on a play that resulted in an interception in the first half of the game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/reasons-for-optimism-despite-packers-loss-vs-vikings">The Packers are</a> equipped to deal with Watson’s absence due to their depth at wide receiver, and the fact that there is no clear top option out of that group. Jordan Love has displayed that he particularly has good chemistry with Jayden Reed so far this season. Romeo Doubs is a useful receiver on the outside as well, while Dontayvion Wicks is a solid option as well. Hopefully, Watson can return to that group in the next couple of weeks. Watson not going on Injured Reserve indicates that the Packers believe that he should be able to return within the next four games.</p><h2><b>Packers look to respond after tough loss to Vikings</b></h2><p>After the loss to the Vikings, the Packers dropped to 2-2 on the season. However, there are winnable games coming up on the schedule, starting this upcoming weekend against the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams are not a given, but they are very banged up and coming off of a loss to the Chicago Bears. The following week, the Packers will host an Arizona Cardinals team that has talent, but is flawed.</p><p>It would be big for the Packers to pick up wins in the next two weeks, as they then will welcome the Houston Texans in what could be one of the better games of the regular season.</p><p>Due to the loss to the Vikings, the Packers have ground to pick up on the NFC North. Minnesota is in first place with a 4-0 record, while the Detroit Lions are ahead of Green Bay as well with a 3-1 record.</p><p>The Packers are a very young team, but they came into the season with some high expectations. They could still reach those heights, but it will take some quality play the rest of the season. It will be interesting to see if the Packers can compete for the NFC North down the stretch this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson gets positive injury timeline update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-injury-update-leaving-vikings-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson gets injury update after leaving Vikings game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Christian-Watson-gets-injury-update-after-leaving-Vikings-game-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson gets injury update after leaving Vikings game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T15:19:15-07:00">September 29th, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T05:02:33-07:00">September 30th, 5:02am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers came up just short against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4, falling 31-29. However, the Packers had to play most of the game <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-carted-locker-room-injury-jordan-love-interception">without star receiver Christian Watson</a>.</p><p>Watson was forced to leave late in the first quarter after having his leg pinned underneath him. But after the game, head coach Matt LaFleur said Watson <a href="https://x.com/KedrickStumbris/status/1840497454472671393" rel="noopener">thinks it’s just a sprain</a>, via Kedrick Stumbris of Athlon. Sure enough, the initial belief from both Watson and the Packers is that the talented wide receiver <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1840554828759523401" rel="noopener">suffered a high ankle sprain</a>, with more tests to come on Monday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sources: The early belief is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Packers</a> WR Christian Watson suffered a high-ankle sprain during today’s game vs the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a>. </p><p>Watson will have more tests on Monday to get more clarity on the injury, which resulted in him getting carted off today. <a href="https://t.co/hg3ftB0m0a">pic.twitter.com/hg3ftB0m0a</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1840554828759523401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The injury did not look good live and Watson never returned to the game. However, he doesn’t think he’s dealing with a long-term injury. Green Bay will be able to make further decision on Watson’s injury once his timeline is revealed after tests.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Christian Watson worked so hard this offseason on injury prevention and in Jordan Love's first game back, he throws an ill-advised undercut throw that gets Watson drilled.</p><p>His luck needs to be investigated. Please be okay, #9. 🙏<a href="https://t.co/cQtRp1k1c3">pic.twitter.com/cQtRp1k1c3</a></p><p>— Ahaan Rungta (@AhaanRungta) <a href="https://twitter.com/AhaanRungta/status/1840446635375206602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With Watson down, the Packers turned to Jayden Reed and Dontavion Wicks. The former led the team with 139 receiving yards while Wicks had two touchdown grabs. If Watson were to miss any time, even for a single week, Reed and Wicks would receive and even further boost in importance in the passing game.</p><p>However, the Packers are hoping Watson’s prediction comes true and his scary knee injury ends up just being a sprain. He hasn’t had a breakout game yet, but Watson still has 80 yards and a touchdown on the season.</p><p>Injuries have held Christian Watson back from reaching his full potential early in his NFL career. He appeared in just nine games in 2023 after playing in 14 when a rookie. He has been strong when healthy, catching 74 passes for 1,113 yards and 13 touchdowns.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-reassuring-injury-update-roller-coaster-return">Jordan Love working through his own injury problems</a>, the Packers can’t afford to have any more stars on the bench. While Watson is optimistic, they’ll know more about the truth of his injury as the week progresses. With or without their receiver on the field, Green Bay will be looking to bounce back against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson gets injury update after leaving Vikings game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-carted-locker-room-injury-jordan-love-interception');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson carted to locker room after Jordan Love interception');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Christian-Watson-carted-to-locker-room-after-Jordan-Love-interception.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson carted to locker room after Jordan Love interception</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T10:55:19-07:00">September 29th, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T12:01:48-07:00">September 29th, 12:01pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-green-bay-week-4-jordan-love-plan-clarity-pivotal-vikings-matchup">Jordan Love back from his knee injury</a> in Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, but it has been rough sledding so far at Lambeau Field. Not only has Love been rocky in his return from injury, but wide receiver Christian Watson was carted to the locker room with an ankle injury after a play where his quarterback threw an interception. Watson was <a href="https://x.com/packers/status/1840447332430799248" rel="noopener">initially listed as questionable to return</a> but was <a href="https://x.com/packers/status/1840465886806720639" rel="noopener">later ruled out</a>.</p><p>Oh, and the Packers fell behind 28-0 in this Week 4 showdown in the NFC North. There was a lot of anticipation for this game in Green Bay thanks to Love’s return, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-aaron-jones-pens-emotional-letter-to-packers-fans-for-return-game">Aaron Jones’ return to face his former team</a> and the Vikings’ surprise 3-0 start. But it has been all Minnesota so far as the Sam Darnold-led club continues its early-season dominance.</p><p>Watson is unfortunately no stranger to injuries thus far early in his career. After a promising rookie season in which he caught 41 passes for 611 yards and seven touchdowns, he appeared in just nine games in Year 2 and caught 28 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-hamstring-injury">Hamstring injuries in particular</a> have been a problem for Watson, and he has gone to great lengths to figure out how to avoid them.</p><p>This injury isn’t a hamstring injury, but it’s obviously still a concern for Watson and this Packers offense. So far this season, the third-year wideout has five catches for 80 yards and a score. Losing Watson would take away a key weapon from Love, who’s trying to find his groove again after getting injured in the first game of the season. It hasn’t gone well so far for the young quarterback, with two interceptions to his name so far in the first half.</p><p>Stay tuned for more updates on Christian Watson, and we’ll see if the Packers can make any type of comeback from down 28 points. Green Bay did make it 28-7 at halftime.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson carted to locker room after Jordan Love interception

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-feelings-explosive-christian-watson-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Matt LaFleur true feelings on ‘explosive’ Christian Watson ahead of Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Packers-Matt-LaFleur-true-feelings-on-explosive-Christian-Watson-ahead-of-Week-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Matt LaFleur true feelings on ‘explosive’ Christian Watson ahead of Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-02T15:55:47-07:00">September 2nd, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-02T15:55:47-07:00">September 2nd, 3:55pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-get-pleasant-marshawn-lloyd-injury-surprise">Packers got good news on the injury front</a> in an offseason where they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-josh-jacobs-turned-down-chiefs-green-bay-free-agency">beat out the Chiefs for a marquee free agent</a>. And now they have a dynamic receiver drawing praise from head coach Matt LaFleur, who <a href="https://x.com/by_JBH/status/1830685424194593248" rel="noopener">revealed his true feelings</a> on ‘explosive’ Christian Watson ahead of Week 1.</p><p>LaFleur believes in Watson’s abilities, according to a post on X by NFL writer Jason B. Hirschhorn.</p><p>“Packers HC Matt LaFleur on having Christian Watson available for the 2024 opener after the wideout missed the opener last year: We all have seen how explosive and dynamic he is as a playmaker. He is an important part of what we do.”</p><h2>Packers WR Christian Watson looks the part</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Green-Bay-Packers-WR-Christian-Watson.jpg"><figcaption>Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin</figcaption></figure><p>Many NFL observers have said good things about Watson. He’s 6-foot-4 and 208 pounds with plenty of speed. How much speed? How about a blazing 4.32-second 40-yard dash at the 2022 NFL Combine.</p><p>Staying on the field <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2024/07/11/the-most-important-packers-no-11---christian-watson/" rel="noopener">has been the problem</a>. In two seasons, he has played only 20 games. And he’s only had 69 total receptions for 1,033 yards.</p><p>“Everyone says your availability is your best ability, so I’ve got to find a way to stay out there,” Watson said. “I think I’m my best when I’m able to find my rhythm, find my groove and continue to build on it. So being out, being back, being out, being back. I don’t think it’s right for anybody. But I definitely know it’s not right for me to play my best ball. I’ve just got to find a way to be out there and stay out there.”</p><p>A more telling stat about his ability may be his 12 touchdown catches in 20 starts. Also, the second half of his first season showed his promise. Over the final eight games, Watson totaled 31 catches for 523 yards with seven scores.</p><p>“His first-year journey was an interesting one,” Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst said. “Because, obviously, started off in the offseason with the knee surgery. And some of the things that he really struggled through. For him to stay in the fight and then be able to produce like he did down the stretch, really a credit to the kid.”</p><h2><b>Watson said 2024 can be different for him</b></h2><p>Because of the explosive Green Bay offense, Watson could have a big year if he stays on the field.</p><p>“I definitely feel like I’m at 100% in terms of what I’m able to do on the football field right now,” Watson said. “But there’s still a little bit of asymmetry there. That’s just something I’m attacking with the training staff and the weight room. But it’s not enough to hold me back from anything. Obviously just got to continue to get that right so there’s not any risks in the future.”</p><p>LaFleur said Watson has worked hard to get where he is heading into the season.</p><p>“I think it’s just some of the training methods and then him making sure that he’s doing all the little things when he’s away from here,” LaFleur said. “I think he’s embraced that and has been very disciplined in his approach. So, he is in a really good place right now.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Matt LaFleur true feelings on ‘explosive’ Christian Watson ahead of Week 1

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He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers turned a corner in 2023 as Jordan Love’s improvement nearly pushed the team into the NFC Championship game. Love’s teammate Christian Watson, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-injury-practice">despite a recent camp injury</a>, has watched his quarterback <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNW0ceJ5guw" rel="noopener">get even better</a> during Packers training camp during a segment on The Rich Eisen Show.</p><p>“I don’t know how he’s managed to do it in such a short time during this offseason,” Watson said. “But I feel like [Jordan] Love has taken a couple more steps, leveled up a couple more times this offseason.”</p><p>It is that time of year when teammates show support to one another. Player-speak is as real and prevalent as coach-speak in August. That said, Love is back in practice after sitting out early while negotiating for a contract extension.</p><p>With that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-breaks-silence-on-historic-220-million-contract">big-money deal signed</a>, it’s been reported that head coach Matt LaFleur will push the envelope with <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-training-camp-notepad-packers-getting-more-aggressive-on-offense-with-jordan-love-signed-200835204.html" rel="noopener">more aggressive play-calling</a> during Packers training camp, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein.</p><h2>How Jordan Love’s improvement affects Packers’ playoff hopes</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Packers-Christian-Watsons-eye-opening-message-on-Jordan-Loves-improvement.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>One of the reasons Love took a big step forward last year was his ability to take what the defense offered. This is why he averaged a modest 7.2 yards per attempt (ranked 14th). Where Love can improve is his accuracy. He had <a href="https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/advanced-stats-qb.php" rel="noopener">98 poor passes</a>, third-most in the NFL behind Trevor Lawrence and Bryce Young.</p><p>But Watson says he’s seen Love’s accuracy improved during Packers training camp.</p><p>“It seems like his accuracy, his ability to read the defense, and go out there and manipulate and make throws this camp. It has just been crazy!”</p><p>Despite missing nearly half of the 2023 season due to injury, Watson also improved last year. He caught 28 of his 58 targets for 422 yards and five touchdowns and was on track to outpace his rookie season numbers. The presence of Love and his 4,159 passing yards with 32 touchdowns certainly helped Watson and the rest of the Packers.</p><p>The Packers have one of the deeper talent pools at wide receiver with Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks. All four are on offseason lists of players who might break out this year.</p><p>What may be most promising about the Packers is their youth. Last year, they were the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-hc-matt-lafleur-gets-real-urgency-for-young-packers-roster-to-win-now">NFL’s youngest team</a>. They could be again in 2024, as Green Bay <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/how-young-are-packers-the-incredible-numbers-01hybnq7vzez" rel="noopener">only had one player</a> aged 30+ (Preston Smith) after the first day of OTAs, via Packer Central.</p><p>How is it that a team so young could have so much promise and success on the field? And now Watson is suggesting Love is even better? The rest of the NFL must be on notice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers star Christian Watson’s eye-opening message on Jordan Love’s improvement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-gives-update-on-christian-watsons-big-time-scare');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Matt LaFleur gives update on Christian Watson’s ‘big-time scare’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Packers-news-Matt-LaFleur-gives-update-on-Christian-Watsons-big-time-scare.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Matt LaFleur gives update on Christian Watson’s ‘big-time scare’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-08T09:06:00-07:00">August 8th, 9:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-08T09:06:00-07:00">August 8th, 9:06am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was of huge concern Wednesday for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-injury-practice">Green Bay Packers fans as star wide receiver Christian Watson</a> suffered through an injury scare on his knee in the last play of that day’s practice. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur would speak to the media regarding a bevy of topics including the status update regarding Watson and the severity of his injury.</p><p>The play Watson got injured on happened in the back of the end zone where Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw a jump ball where the knee issue happened and stayed on the floor after practice ended. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, LaFleur would admit that it was a <a href="https://x.com/RobDemovsky/status/1821560593158934865" rel="noopener">“big time scare,”</a> but also said he is “doing well” and even will practice Thursday.</p><p>“Packers coach Matt LaFleur on Christian Watson getting banged up yesterday,” LaFleur said. “‘That was a big time scare. He seems to be doing well.’ LaFleur said he believes Watson will practice today.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Packers coach Matt LaFleur on Christian Watson getting banged up yesterday: “That was a big time scare. He seems to be doing well.”</p><p>LaFleur said he believes Watson will practice today.</p><p>— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1821560593158934865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>There is no doubt that this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-hc-matt-lafleur-gets-real-urgency-for-young-packers-roster-to-win-now">great news for the Packers</a> and fans of the team since Watson has emerged as an explosive pass catcher for the team, though he has had some injury issues in the past as recent as last season. He would only play nine games due to some hamstring issues as he caught 28 passes for 422 yards to along with five touchdowns.</p></figure><h2><b>Watson talks about the injury during Packers practice</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Christian-Watson-on-August-7-2024.jpg"><figcaption>© Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Th2 25-year old would speak about the injury after practice Wednesday where he talked about the play trying to go up for the ball and make a play. However, he would say that he <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5687377/2024/08/07/christian-watson-packers-camp/" rel="noopener">“came down a little awkward,”</a> but even said at the time that “it hurt a lot worse in the moment” despite not knowing the severity of the injury according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.</p><p>“I’m glad Jordan took a shot on that one,” Watson said. “I tried to go up and get it, I think we just came down a little awkward, I don’t know if it was his knee or his cleat, but something just kinda hit me in the knee. I think it hurt a lot worse in the moment than I thought. I’m just thankful and obviously was praying that it wasn’t too serious, and it wasn’t.</p><p>“It’s a little sore, but it’s just a bruise, so nothing that’s going to stop me from doing anything … right now, it’s died down a lot, so if we had a practice right now, then I think I would be good to go.”</p><p>As said by LaFleur Thursday, even Watson described the initial issue as “scary for me just kinda in that moment” because the North Dakota State product has dealt with injuries throughout his career. He would burst on to the scene in 2022 when he caught 41 passes f0r 611 yards and seven touchdowns in 14 games.</p><p>At any rate, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-reveals-another-jordan-love-is-hitting">Watson and the Packers</a> are looking to improve after a 9-8 record which put them second in the NFC North as they open the season in Sao Paulo, Brazil against the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, Sept. 6.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Matt LaFleur gives update on Christian Watson’s ‘big-time scare’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-injury-practice');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson shuts down injury concern after practice scare');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Christian-Watson-shuts-down-injury-concern-after-practice-scare.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson shuts down injury concern after practice scare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-07T15:25:51-07:00">August 7th, 3:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-07T15:25:51-07:00">August 7th, 3:25pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson endured an injury scare on Wednesday toward the end of practice. The Packers receiver fell after attempting to catch a pass in the end zone and remained on the ground for a few minutes. Watson was able to walk off the field, however. <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1821257723289493778" rel="noopener">He provided an update</a> after practice while speaking to reporters, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.</p><p>Watson explained that he was hit in the knee by a defender on the play. However, he shut down any concern over the issue.</p><p>“I think it hurt a lot worse in the moment… I’m just thankful and obviously praying that it wasn’t too serious. And it wasn’t.”</p><p>Watson was then asked how he was feeling during the interview.</p><p>“I mean, it’s a little sore, but I mean it’s just a bruise. Nothing that’s gonna stop me from doing anything.”</p><p>It goes without saying, but this is an excellent update for the Packers. Watson features no shortage of potential but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-unclear-injury-update-after-return-practice">injuries have limited him</a> in recent seasons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-subtle-change-christian-watson-making-avoid-injuries">Watson is working hard to avoid injuries</a> and perhaps escaping this scare is an example of that hard work.</p><h2><b>Christian Watson has an opportunity to be a star</b></h2><p>Watson appeared in 14 games during his rookie season in 2022. He displayed potential, but Green Bay wanted to see how he would fare throughout the course of an entire campaign. However, they were unable to see that come to fruition in 2023.</p><p>Watson played in only nine games during the ’23 season. He recorded 28 receptions for 422 yards and five touchdowns. Watson and Packers quarterback Jordan Love developed some chemistry together, but they could become a lethal duo if they both can stay healthy in 2024.</p><p>2024 may be a special year for the 25-year-old. The Packers are hopeful that he can avoid similar injury scares like the one on Wednesday, though.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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