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Matt LaFleur still doesn't have a timeline for when rookie WR Christian Watson will return from PUP.

The Packers are almost a week into camp and with a lot of questions at WR coming into the season, Watson needs to get back to work as soon as possible to develop chemistry with QB Aaron Rodgers. According to the tweet, LaFleur went on to say, "I told you, no more expectations." LaFleur added Watson, "is getting better" with his knee.

Sammy Watkins (knee) is ready to return to practice.

Related Players: Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Amari Rodgers

A full training camp would bode well for the oft-injured veteran as he attempts to carve out a role on his fifth professional organization. He is still worth a later-round flier for now, but not much more until we have a more clear view of the Green Bay wide receiver usage.

Packers beat reporter Matt Schneidman has observed Romeo Doubs stringing together impressive plays in the opening week of camp.

Related Players: Sammy Watkins, Christian Watson, Amari Rodgers

As Christian Watson and Sammy Watkins continue to nurse hamstring and knee injuries, it opens the door for the rest of the depth chart to rotate in, and it would seem that fourth-rounder Doubs is making the most of his time on the field. It's not farfetched to think that Doubs and fellow rookie Christian Watson could cut out a large role with —or ahead of— Allen Lazard and soon-to-be 32-year-old Randall Cobb. Aaron Rodgers' trust issues be damned.

In all seriousness, Aaron Rodgers is very high on Allen Lazard as he ascends into a new role in Packers offense: “Who I don’t think we need any patience with is Allen. I really think Allen is ready to make a jump and be a No. 1 receiver.”

Someone will end up as the team's WR1 and Lazard at least has a decent chance to earn the role. But we only rank Lazard 50th among our WRs. The 26-year-old Lazard had a career-high 513 yards last season, but managed 45.1 yards per game in 2020, which is a 767-yard pace over a 17-game season. He’s unlikely to turn into a 1,200+ yard receiver, but 1,000 yards is a possibility this season as the Packers’ receiving room tries to absorb the loss of Davante Adams. In 2020, his yards per route run (1.84) ranked 32nd out of 101 eligible receivers at PFF, so there are indicators that he’s capable of more than we’ve seen from him thus far.

Christian Watson on PUP will miss some time in camp.

Schroeder added in his tweet that something was noticed with Watson at OTAs, and they decided to address it now instead of waiting until after the season. Of course, no other information was available so it's something to keep an eye on. This is valuable time to miss for a rookie WR.

The Packers placed WR Sammy Watkins on the active/non-football injury list.

No one seems to know what the issue could be for Watkins, who has had a tough time staying on the field as of late. The hope is this is just a minor setback, because Watkins has a chance to have some fantasy value on a Packers team that lacks a lot of star power at WR.

The Green Bay Packers have waived backup QB Kurt Benkert.

Related Player: Jordan Love

Benkert was utilized as the backup in 2021 over Jordan Love, so the decision to let Benkert find a new home is a boon for Love. Any improvement from Love is great for the Packers in the event Aaron Rodgers misses time.

The Green Bay Packers are signing WR Sammy Watkins to a one-year deal.

Related Players: Amari Rodgers, Allen Lazard

Watkins continues to be an injury risk but will be playing with his second legendary quarterback in his career. If Watkins can somehow become relevant with Aaron Rodgers, he could be a steal as a late round flyer.

The Green Bay Packers are re-signing TE Robert Tonyan to a one-year deal.

Tonyan is recovering from a torn ACL and is not expected to have an impact offensively until the middle of the 2022 season.

Packers HC Matt LaFleur told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine that the team has two starting running backs and that AJ Dillon is just "scratching the surface."

Matthew Berry believes the Packers will be a full-blown running back by committee.

Related Player: Aaron Jones

The Packers liking two running backs is great for real-life football, but infuriating for fantasy. This will be a backfield to monitor in the offseason to see if LaFleur's comments ring true.