Overview

• Watson agreed to a one-year, $13.25 million extension, his agent Adisa Bakari confirmed to ESPN, with NFL Network also reporting the deal.
• Recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 18 against the Bears, Watson remains on the PUP list and must miss at least the first four games.
• GM Brian Gutekunst praised Watson’s progress but stressed the team’s cautious ACL timeline, noting they will not skip steps in his return.
• The 2022 second-round pick has 98 receptions for 1,653 yards and 14 touchdowns across three seasons, including 29 catches for 620 yards (21.4 yards per catch) in 2024.
• Green Bay’s receiver depth—Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and 2025 draftees Matthew Golden and Savion Williams—frames the extension as a short-term vote of confidence even as some analysts question the timing.