Packers’ Watkins savors new start after uncertain offseason
Associated PressGREEN BAY, Wis. — Sammy Watkins was sitting on his couch and wondering whether his football career was over. What team is going to pick me up?” Then came a call from the Green Bay Packers that changed Watkins’ entire attitude. “I think I told the coaches, ‘My back is against the wall,’” Watkins said during the Packers’ mandatory minicamp. “My career hasn’t been what I projected it to be, and it’s a great opportunity for me to come here, play hard, catch a ton of balls, compete at the highest level and win games and fight to stay healthy.” Watkins and his new team consider this a win-win situation. “A little bit has been maybe a little bit a lack of opportunity, but I think he’s a guy that’s out there working hard and he’s going to be a big part of our offense.” LaFleur isn’t the only Packers coach who has experience with Watkins.
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