GREEN BAY, Wis. – When new Packers receiver Sammy Watkins landed in Green Bay for the start of training camp, he put himself through a workout.
He wasn’t properly hydrated following the flight and tweaked his hamstring a bit. For a player with a history of injury problems – and a player who knows he must put those injury problems behind him if he’s going to revive his career in Green Bay – it was a scary moment.
“Honestly, all type of thoughts,” he said after making his training camp debut on Friday. “I know the opportunity the Green Bay Packers have given me to be in this position, it’s a blessing.