Packers sign free agent Watson

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers signed free agent cornerback-kick returner Chris Watson on Thursday.

They also re-signed linebacker Paris Lenon, a restricted free agent.

Watson has played in 58 NFL games, starting 14. He was with Detroit last season, where he worked with new Packers defensive backs coach Kurt Schottenheimer, then the Lions defensive coordinator.

He went on injured reserve Sept. 6 with a bad back and accepted an injury settlement six days later, remaining out of football for the rest of the year.

Watson spent his first three seasons with Buffalo after being traded from the Denver Broncos, who drafted him in the third round in 1999 out of Eastern Illinois.

Watson has 110 tackles, two interceptions, 23 passes broken up and 25 special teams stops. He has a 21.9-yard average on 97 kickoff returns and a 6.5-yard average on 77 punt returns.

Lenon is a backup linebacker and plays on special teams.

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