Packers Get Good News on Christian Watson Following Bye Week
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The Green Bay Packers have emerged from their bye week with some good news about starting wide receiver Christian Watson and his return to the field.
According to multiple beat reporters, Watson practiced for the Packers on Monday for the first time since he tore his ACL in last January’s regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears. His participation indicates the team has designated him for return.
Expectations had been that Watson — a 2022 second-round pick — would return to the practice field following the Packers‘ bye week. He became eligible to return to practice during the bye after spending the first four games on the reserve/physically unable to perform list (PUP), but the team had not provided a clear-cut timeline for his return.
While Watson practiced Monday for the first time in more than nine months, he is not a shoo-in to play when the Packers host the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6. The team must still activate him from the PUP list to the 53-man roster before he can suit up for them.
The Packers will have 21 days, starting Monday, to activate Watson back to the 53-man roster or else they must leave him on the PUP list for the remainder of the 2025 season.
The Packers (2-1-1) will host the Bengals (2-3) at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.