"When you see him run ... like you want to throw him out there, right?"
"But there's kind of a timeline with these ACLs, and we're certainly, he's ahead of the curve. There's no doubt about it, but at the same time he's got a long career in front of him, so we want to make sure we take the proper steps and we don't skip any steps along the way. After that fourth game I'm sure he's going to be chomping at the bit, and it's going take a lot of us to hold him back."
Christian Watson agreed to a one-year, $13.25 million contract extension with the Green Bay Packers while recovering from a right knee ACL tear. The 26-year-old, a 2022 second-round pick, was entering the final year of his rookie contract and would have become a free agent next offseason. The injury occurred in last season's finale vs. the Chicago Bears, and Watson remains on the PUP list, which will sideline him for at least the first four games. Packers personnel expressed optimism about his recovery while noting a typical 10-month timeline and emphasizing caution. Watson has 98 catches for 1,653 yards and 14 touchdowns in 38 games, and his 16.9-yard average per catch ranks third among players with at least 75 catches.
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