Christian Watson Surprising Trade Candidate Ahead Of the NFL Trade Deadline

The NFL trade deadline will be on Tuesday, November 5. Nick Villano of fansided.com wrote about a trade candidate for each NFL team before the NFL trade deadline this season. Villano thinks that the Green Bay Packers could trade wide receiver Christian Watson at or before the trade deadline this year. Nick Villano said:

“The Green Bay Packers have a lot of above-average wide receivers. We think they could be really good, but they keep taking each other’s thunder. Just this past week, Jayden Reed had 139 yards and a touchdown. The week before, he had 50 yards. The week before, he had nine yards. This is going to keep happening as the Packers figure out this offense (and Jordan Love stays healthy).

Meanwhile, there’s Christian Watson. The speedster receiver has shown flashes of greatness. Unfortunately, it’s immediately followed by injury. Almost every single time, Watson has a big game and is on the shelf the next week. Often, he’s on the shelf for weeks. He’s on the shelf as we speak. It’s kind of crazy.

So why would the Packers trade Watson when he’s not having a great season and he’s below the value of the second-round pick they used on him? For one, it just opens up things for the offense. They don’t have to change the gameplan constantly for this large subset of wide receivers.

Watson is a different kind of receiver, and he’s one many teams would love to have. However, a team with a plethora of options is hampered by an inconsistent option like Watson. He can break behind the defense and score from anywhere on the field, but the Packers just can’t rely on him. So, elsewhere he should go.”

Some fans wanted Christian Watson traded a season ago or during the offseason. Watson also had hamstring injury issues a season ago.

Dontayvion Wicks Show

Despite being targeted 13 times on Sunday, Dontayvion Wicks only caught five passes for 78 yards receiving and two touchdowns. He did have some key drops, but this is Wicks’s show now with Christian Watson out. He had great chemistry last season with Jordan Love.

Watson might be the odd man out when he comes back from injury. Dontayvion Wicks, Romeo Doubs, and Jayden Reed will be the receiving core for the Packers moving forward. Watson’s health can’t be trusted at this point.