Packers ink WR Christian Watson to $110.5 contract extension

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/watson-christian/QBPQzsFH/"]Watson[/a], 27, has not played a full season in the four years he has been in the league. He finished a bounce-back 2025 season with 611 yards, the same as his rookie year but in four fewer games, and six touchdowns, also the most since his rookie season (7). [/p][embed guid="51d8117c-b9c2-41b6-9907-622e06cdf1ce" url="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2062557004841808328?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Watson was selected 34th overall by the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/green-bay-packers/O6ksuA72/"]Packers[/a] in the 2022 NFL Draft and has since been plagued with injury problems. [/p][p]In his rookie season (2022), Watson dealt with a Grade 1 hamstring sprain, causing him to miss three games. A year later, Watson would miss eight games with a Grade 2 hamstring strain, only playing in nine games during the 2023 season. [/p][p]After suffering a Grade 2 ankle sprain and a Grade 1 knee bone bruise, Watson would tear his ACL on January 5, 2025, which forced him to miss the first seven weeks of this past season. [/p][p]If he's healthy, Watson is an immediate threat for the Packers' offense.[/p][embed guid="37785be8-3c52-4ab5-807a-5f3161603def" url="https://x.com/NFL/status/1994135331914846418?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]His deal comes after the team signed wide receiver [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reed-jayden/6gtUcfVu/"]Jayden Reed[/a] to a three-year, $50.25 million extension back in April. Reed, who is also battling with injuries, played in just seven games last year after fracturing his collarbone. [/p][p]He will be entering his fourth season after putting up 793-8 and 857-6 in the previous two seasons.[/p]