With Randall Cobb likely headed to IR, the other non-rookie-contract wideout in Green Bay’s receiving corps may be coming back to the active roster. Sammy Watkins will practice Wednesday with the Packers, starting his three-week window to return from IR.
Watkins went down with a hamstring injury in Week 2, so this week represented the ninth-year veteran’s first crack at practicing. This return to work is certainly a good sign for the Packers and their injury-prone wideout, who could come off IR as soon as this week. Matt LaFleur stopped short of guaranteeing that will happen, citing conditioning, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com tweets.
On a third team in three years, Watkins signed a one-year deal worth $1.85MM to join the Packers. They are his fifth NFL squad. The former No. 4 overall pick has not played a full season since his rookie year and has missed at least two games in each of the past five seasons. A hamstring injury caused him to miss five games in 2020 as well.
Prior to his injury, Watkins caught six passes for 111 yards. He totaled 394 yards in 13 Ravens games last season. He topped 500 during each of his first two Chiefs years and aided the 2019 Super Bowl-winning team with 288 in those playoffs.
The Packers also played without rookie second-rounder Christian Watson due to a hamstring ailment this week, while Cobb was carted off due to a significant (but not season-ending) ankle issue. Injury concerns notwithstanding, Watkins will be a welcome addition to a Green Bay receiving corps that continues to generate concern. The team is believed to be pursuing pass-catching upgrades ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline.
Dumb GM ruined the season.
How did he ruin the season? If your talking about him trading Adams, it was Adams who turned down more money from the packers and requested to be traded
Not replacing Adams at all. A bunch of rookies, UDFAs, and washed up veterans was never going to cut it.
If you feel strongly about it why don’t you get a petition started to remove Gutekunst from the GM role. You can say that your whole motive is that he ruined the season by not addressing the WR position then
it was not just wide receivers. the supposedly strong defense which kunte have used draft picks after draft picks, is hardly airtight. and wasting picks on love who should be a third string in any team.
This will be the big wr “acquisition” before the deadline. IF he doesn’t ruptures Achilles first.
Was going to say the same thing, they are set now.
Great, a new face for Aaron Rodgers to overthrow
There is another non rookie contract the author forgot. Lazard.
Sammy Bahahahaha. How many snaps 3 will he take before he goes down again. Guy would be a Hasbeen if he wasn’t a never been.
Packer fans don’t want to hear this but I actually believe some adversity now will benefit them down the road. They’ve had a good run in recent years with no serious divisional competition. That can easily lead to some complacency.