Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson out of the NFL playoffs after tearing his ACL
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he won´t be available for any of the postseason. Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the severity of Watson´s injury Monday, one day after the 2022 second-round pick from North Dakota State was carted into the locker room in the second quarter of a 24-22 loss to the Chicago Bears.
![[Watson, 25, was running a pattern when he went down with a non-contact injury on Sunday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/21/wire-93803343-1736198422-854_634x422.jpg)
The injury leaves Green Bay without its top deep threat as the Packers (11-6) go on the road to face the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) in the wild-card round Sunday. Watson had 29 catches for 620 yards and two touchdowns this season. 'I hurt for him,' LaFleur said. 'Obviously I hurt for our team, but just more for him just because I know how much he´s put into this thing, just like all our guys. You never want to see that.'.
![[The injury leaves Green Bay without its top deep threat for their wild-card game at the Eagles]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/13/93825687-14259023-image-a-2_1736255633883.jpg)
LaFleur also said he wasn´t sure whether quarterbacks Jordan Love and Malik Willis would face any limitations in practice this week. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has torn his anterior cruciate ligament. Watson, 25, was running a pattern when he went down with a non-contact injury on Sunday.
Love left the Bears game with what the team described as an elbow injury, and he said afterward that he´d lost feeling in his throwing hand but should be fine for the Eagles game. Love noted that he took some warmup passes late in the game when Willis was dealing with a hand issue.
