If the Green Bay Packers are going to make a run in the playoffs, they are going to do it without one of their top skill players.
Wide receiver Christian Watson left Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears after suffering torn ACL, inanition to other damage to his knee, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Not only does this end Watson’s season, but it could also put his availability at the start of the 2025 campaign in jeopardy.
Watson suffered the non-contact injury during Green Bay’s 27-25 loss to Chicago to wrap up the regular season. Specifically, he went down at the beginning of the second quarter during a 16-yard completion from Jordan Love to fellow receiver Dontayvion Wicks. Watson was later seen being carted into the locker room with his head in his hands.
The 25-year-old was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of North Dakota State. Over his first three seasons in the league, Watson has flashed as a lethal deep threat and finished up a 2024 campaign where he totaled a career-high 620 yards receiving to go with 29 receptions and two receiving touchdowns. His 21.4 yards per reception were also a career high.
With Watson gone for the rest of the year, Jordan Love will look to other receivers as they get ready for Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Game against the Philadelphia. The Packers have Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, and Dontayvion Wicks atop their receiver depth chart.
