Update, Sept. 8 — Watson is at practice but is noted as being off to the side and not working out with the team. He could get a limited designation on the injury report, but signs point to his being questionable for the game on Sunday. Doubs is practicing again on Friday, but we will get his status when the team’s injury report releases later.
Christian Watson is present at practice and has a helmet with him, but his warmup stretches came in the rehab area instead of with the team. He also has sneakers on instead of cleats.
Romeo Doubs is practicing for the second straight day.— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 8, 2023
Update, Sept. 7 — Romeo Doubs returned to practice on Thursday, while Christian Watson remained out, per Wes Hodkiewicz. This is good news for Doubs and not so good news for Watson. Friday will be crucial for both, but Watson would likely still be a game-time decision if he can make it to Friday’s practice.
Update, Sept. 6 — Both Watson and Doubs officially didn’t practice on Wednesday and both were listed as being out with hamstring injuries. We’ll likely need to see them get limited work on Thursday to have a strong chance of playing this Sunday, but all is speculation at this point in the week.
The Green Bay Packers enter the post-Aaron Rodgers era, taking on the Chicago Bears on Sunday, September 10. The Packers have Jordan Love under center but may need to utilize their depth at wide receiver. Neither Christian Watson nor Romeo Doubs are practicing on Wednesday. We will get more information about their specific ailments when the injury report drops later Wednesday afternoon.
Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs are both not practicing today. Both will be on the injury report.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 6, 2023
Darnell Savage returned to practice after missing last Thursday.
David Bakhtiari also not practicing, though we’ll see plenty of that this season. Shouldn’t be a concern.
Fantasy football implications for Week 1
Missing one or both of their top receivers would affect the Packers’ offense in Week 1. Jordan Love gets his first shot at proving Green Bay correct in trading away Rodgers and showing he can lead the offense. If one of either Watson or Doubs misses the game, the other would receive a boost in targets alongside Jayden Reed, Malik Heath and Samori Toure. Rookie tight end Luke Musgrave should also see an increase in passing-game work.
The good news for fantasy managers is that regardless of the status of Watson and Doubs, Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon should see plenty of work running the ball. Still, for those that are in deeper fantasy football leagues or want to set DFS lineups, Watson and Doubs are two injuries to keep an eye on during the week.