Yahoo! Sports · Dec 19, 2022
Packers release veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins
FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sammy Watkins (11) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Oct. 30, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Packers have released Watkins in advance of their Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, game with the Los Angeles Rams. (AP Photo/Bryan Bennett, File)GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have released veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins in advance of their Monday night game with the Los Angeles Rams.
Watkins had 13 receptions for 206 yards and no touchdowns in his lone season with the Packers. He hadn’t caught a single pass since Nov. 13, when he had three receptions for 47 yards in a 31-28 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
