Christian Watson Injury Update

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Christian Watson’s current injury designation is shown in the live status box above, which updates automatically from the official NFL injury report. He tore his ACL in January 2025, returned in Week 8 last season and signed a four-year, $110.5 million extension in June (Wikipedia).

He broke a rib in the Week 8 Thursday night home game against Carolina when two defenders landed on him after a 53-yard catch; a hospital CT scan found no internal bleeding, and he returned in the third quarter with extra rib padding, per Yahoo Sports. He cleared the injury report after full practices this week and carries no designation for Green Bay’s Week 9 road game at New England on Sunday.

Fantasy Action: Watson cleared the rib injury with full practices this week and is back in Green Bay’s lineup at New England with normal confidence.

Injury timeline — 2026

2026	Ankle (cleared before Week 8); broken rib, Week 8 vs. Carolina.
Nov 6	Cleared the injury report after full practices; no designation for Week 9 at New England.

Earlier seasons

Season	Injury	Games missed
2025	Torn ACL recovery (on PUP list until Week 8)	7
2023	Hamstring	8

Watson played 10 games in 2025 after coming off the PUP list, catching 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 TDs (Pro Football Reference).

Sources

• Pro Football Reference: Christian Watson
• Yahoo Sports (Acme Packing Company): Packers Week 3 snap counts
• Pro Football Network: What happened to Jayden Reed?
• Wikipedia: Christian Watson

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Frequently asked about Christian Watson

Is Christian Watson injured?

His current official designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page, which updates automatically from the NFL injury report. He tore his ACL in January 2025 and returned in Week 8 of that season.

Has Christian Watson recovered from his ACL tear?

Yes. He tore his ACL in January 2025 and returned in Week 8 of last season. His current designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page.