GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sammy Watkins was sitting on his couch and wondering whether his football career was over.
Injuries had limited the effectiveness of the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 draft. He was coming off a season in which he had caught just 27 passes for 394 yards and one touchdown, career lows in all three categories.
“After injury after injury, you kind of get worried,” Watkins recalled Wednesday. “What is my destiny? What team is going to pick me up?”
Then came a call from the Green Bay Packers that changed Watkins’ entire attitude.