Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: Sammy Watkins almost certainly isn’t going to be a superstar for the Green Bay Packers. The ninth-year pro signed a one-year contract with the team yesterday, getting $4 million in maximum compensation with likely a good portion of that in incentives.
Watkins has been hurt a fair amount the last few years, missing four games or more in three of the last four seasons. And although last year was a bit of a bounce-back season in terms of his yards per catch average, Watkins had a career-low in every receiving counting stat: targets, catches, yards, and touchdowns.