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Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Wednesday that Watkins' unspecified injury is a "very short-term thing," and the wideout is expected to be activated from the non-football injury list soon, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Gutekunst suggested that Watkins will be back at practice before rookie wideout Christian Watson, who was placed on the PUP list after suffering an injury during OTAs. Watkins' spot on the NFI list suggests he was hurt while away from the team, but it doesn't sound like he's recovery from anything serious. He has a sketchy medical record, however, with multiple missed games in all but two of his eight NFL seasons. Watkins has played 99 of a possible 129 regular-season games (76.7 percent) since entering the NFL as the fourth overall pick in 2014. He has a strong opportunity to earn snaps in Green Bay this year, but the 29-year-old hasn't reached 500 yards since 2019 and hasn't gone over 700 since 2015.
