The Green Bay Packers (7-3) are right in the middle of the NFC playoff race as we enter the second half of the season. On Sunday, they’ll welcome the San Francisco 49ers (5-5) in an NFC showdown. This game is personal for both sides. Star tight end George Kittle made it clear he was going to play for this one.
However, it was Green Bay wide receiver Christian Watson who had something passionate to say before this contest.
“I’ll Get What I Deserve” Packers WR Christian Watson Unloads Prior To 49ers Bout
According to Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber:
In the showdown loss to the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson caught three passes for 37 yards. That came on the heels of four receptions for 39 yards against Jacksonville and one catch for 9 yards against Houston.
In his first eight games, Watson had less than 15 yards in four.
So, passing-game coordinator Jason Vrable struck up a conversation with the talented third-year receiver.
“I said to Christian, ‘Man, you’ve been getting open, and we’ve got to find a way to get you the ball,” Vrable recalled this week during a break in preparation for Sunday’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers.
“I was like, ‘It’s part of my job when you’re open to continue to find ways.’ He’s genuine, he’s worked for where he got. And his words to me were, ‘I’ll get what I deserve.’”
What did he mean by that?
The 25-year-old’s maturity showed with his answer.
“You get what you put in,” Watson said on Friday. “I think at the end of the day, from a money standpoint when it comes to getting paid and a stat standpoint, I know that in the long run that I’m going to get what I deserve out of this game in terms of what I’m going to put into it.
Here is a look at Watsons’ 2024 stats:
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Team | Opp | Result | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 2024-11-17 | GNB | @ | CHI | W 20-19 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 | 60 | 100.0% | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37.5 | 150 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-11-03 | GNB | DET | L 14-24 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 19 | 42.9% | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024-10-27 | GNB | @ | JAX | W 30-27 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 | 66.7% | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-10-20 | GNB | HOU | W 24-22 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 50.0% | 4.5 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -4.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-10-13 | GNB | ARI | W 34-13 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 44 | 75.0% | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.7 | 68 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024-09-29 | GNB | MIN | L 29-31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024-09-22 | GNB | @ | TEN | W 30-14 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 37 | 100.0% | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-09-15 | GNB | IND | W 16-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2024-09-06 | GNB | @ | PHI | L 29-34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | 60.0% | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
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