The Inexperienced Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love misplaced a giant weapon through the group’s 24-22 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Star vast receiver Christian Watson tore his ACL and suffered further harm to his knee, ending his season and placing the start of subsequent season doubtful, in response to the NFL Community.
Packers’ head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the information on Monday, saying Watson will likely be out for the remainder of the 12 months.
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Inexperienced Bay Packers vast receiver Christian Watson, #9, leaves the sphere on a cart after getting injured in opposition to the Chicago Bears within the second quarter throughout their soccer sport on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at Lambeau Subject in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. (IMAGN)
Watson, 25, was working a route within the second quarter, after which crumpled to the bottom grabbing his knee, struggling the damage on a non-contact play.
LaFleur talked about what dropping Watson means for the offense.
“Yeah, it’s a big-time loss, just his presence on the field alone. He’s so versatile in his ability to play multiple positions. You can put him at the X, the F, the Z, you can move him all over the place. Obviously, he’s got an element in terms of his size and speed that’s tough to replicate. There’s not many built like him around the league and I just, I hurt for him,” LaFleur mentioned in his press convention Monday.
“Obviously, hurt for our team, but also just more for him, just because I know how much he’s put into this thing, and just like all our guys, you never want to see that, and it’s an unfortunate part of our game.”
Watson was questionable with a knee damage going into Week 18, however LaFleur mentioned the knee he injured within the sport was really the opposite knee that had not been bothering him.
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Inexperienced Bay Packers vast receiver Christian Watson, #9, is tended to after being injured through the first quarter of their sport on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 at Lambeau Subject in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. The Chicago Bears beat the Inexperienced Bay Packers 24-22. (IMAGN)
LaFleur mentioned that he’s assured in how Watson will assault his rehab.
“But like I told him, I know he’ll attack it the right way, he’ll handle the adversity, it’ll just be a bump in the road for him and I think he’ll come back better. That’s just how he is built, how he’s wired, and so I do think that there’ll be good, it’s just going to be down the road,” LaFleur mentioned.
Watson is in his third season after being drafted within the second spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft out of North Dakota State.
This season, Watson had 29 catches for 620 yards and two touchdowns throughout 15 video games. The deep menace is second in the NFL in common yards per reception, averaging 21.4 yards per catch.
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Inexperienced Bay Packers vast receiver Christian Watson, #9, rushes with the soccer through the second quarter in opposition to the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Subject. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Photographs)
The Packers completed the season 11-6, and are the No. 7 seed within the NFC. They are going to tackle the No. 2-seeded Philadelphia Eagles on the highway within the Wild Card Spherical.
With out Watson, the Packers will depend on vast receivers Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks and Malik Heath to fill in.
The Packers and Eagles will play at 4:30 p.m. ET on Sunday on FOX.
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