{"id":162843,"date":"2022-12-20T03:15:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T03:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/packers-release-former-1st-round-wr-sammy-watkins-before-mondays-kickoff-vs-rams\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T03:15:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T03:15:03","slug":"packers-release-former-1st-round-wr-sammy-watkins-before-mondays-kickoff-vs-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/packers-release-former-1st-round-wr-sammy-watkins-before-mondays-kickoff-vs-rams\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers release former 1st-round WR Sammy Watkins before Monday’s kickoff vs. rams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Green Bay Packers released wide receiver Sammy Watkins on Monday, just hours before their kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n

Watkins, a first-round pick in the 2014 draft, played nine games with the Packers after signing a one-year, $4 million deal in April. The Packers signed Watkins to bolster a thin receiving corps in the aftermath of trading All-Pro Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason. But Watkins to gain traction in the Packers’ passing game while other players failed emerged.<\/p>\n

Watkins posted 13 catches for 206 yards without a touchdown with Green Bay. Meanwhile, second-round rookie Christian Watson has developed into one of Aaron Rodgers’ top targets while tallying 25 catches for 401 yards and a team-best seven touchdowns. Fellow rookie Romeo Doubs and Packers veterans Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb also outproduced Watkins on the field.<\/p>\n

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