The Packers are paying one of their key offensive players.
Green Bay and receiver Christian Watson have agreed to a four-year contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The initial numbers indicate the deal is worth $110.5 million with a $31 million signing bonus.
Watson, a second-round pick in the 2022 draft, was previously under contract through 2026 after agreeing to a one-year contract extension last September.
While Watson has been productive when he’s been on the field, he’s also struggled with injuries throughout his young career. He’s played 14, nine, 15, and 10 games, respectively, in his first four seasons.
In 2025, Watson caught 35 passes for 611 yards with six touchdowns in 10 contests. He also had three catches for 36 yards with a TD in Green Bay’s postseason loss to Chicago.
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Don’t expect to see Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons on the field at the start of the regular season.
After suffering a torn ACL in December, Parsons is not going to be able to return until at least October, he told reporters on Wednesday.
Multiple reporters also relayed that Parsons said he had to have a clean-up procedure on his meniscus. Because of that, Parsons has a hard rule of at least a nine-month recovery before he’s able to play.
Parsons’ surgery was performed on Dec. 29, with nine months after that being Sept. 29. That could, in theory, put the Week 4 game against the Buccaneers in play. But the Week 5 against the Bears or the Week 6 against the Cowboys could be a bit more realistic, if not the Week 7 divisional contest against the Lions.
Parsons would rather come back and be effective than come back quickly.
“We have a pretty strong nine-month rule,” Parsons said, via Ryan Wood of USA Today. “It’s just all about … the research and the data. There’s no good outcomes with players coming back early from an ACL, especially if you’re having other things getting fixed up.”
“The goal for me is to complete the season … the goal has always been playoffs,” Parsons added, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.
With this timeline, it’s likely that Parsons will start training camp and the regular season on the physically unable to perform list.
Parsons recorded 12.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and 27 quarterback hits in 14 games with Green Bay in 2025.
The Packers broke with tradition by taking wide receiver Matthew Golden in the first round of the 2025 draft, but he didn’t make an immediate jump to the top of the depth chart during his rookie season.
Golden was sixth on the team with 29 catches and failed to score a touchdown during a regular season that saw him miss three games due to injuries. That was seen as underwhelming for those who thought Golden would be a difference maker right out of the gate, but the wideout had a more positive view of how things went.
“I would say it happened exactly how it was supposed to,” Golden said, via the team’s website. “I feel like it developed me and [my] mindset to have a chip on my shoulder, just how to go about things. I wouldn’t change anything that happened last year. I feel like for this year, it’s a part of the plan, man, and I’m excited.”
Two of the receivers who were ahead of Golden last year — Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks — are now playing for other teams, which opens the door for a bigger role in Year 2. Golden said he doesn’t feel added pressure because of his confidence in what he’ll bring to the table.
“To be honest, I don’t feel like they’ve seen anything yet,” Golden said. “I have a lot of confidence in myself and I know what I have done. To me, it wasn’t anything yet. I know it’s a lot more out there. I’m excited for it. I know I’m gonna prove myself right.”
The Packers seem to be banking on that being the case as they make their offensive plans for 2026.
Running back Josh Jacobs is back on the Packers’ practice field this week.
Video from Tuesday’s OTA session shows Jacobs dressed and going through drills with his teammates. Jacobs was arrested May 26 after police responded to an alleged domestic violence incident a few days earlier. He missed practice time as those matters played out, but it does not sound like there will be any limitations on his participation this week.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said, via multiple reporters, that it is “business as usual” for the veteran back.
Prosecutors said last week that there has been no decision about formally filing criminal charges against Jacobs, who was arrested on suspicion of strangulation, battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct and intimidation of a victim.
The Jaguars brought in some experienced help for their defensive line on Monday.
The team announced the signing of defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna. There was no corresponding cut needed to make room on the 90-man roster.
Bohanna split the 2025 season between the Seahawks and the Packers. He had three tackles in five games for Seattle and two tackles in his only appearance for the Packers.
Bohanna has 44 tackles in 40 career appearances for the Seahawks, Packers, Titans, Lions, and Cowboys.
DaVon Hamilton, Arik Armstead, Ruke Orhorhoro, and third-round pick Albert Regis are also on hand on the interior of Jacksonville’s defensive line.
With the calendar hitting June 1, the Eagles are adding a receiver to their roster.
Philadelphia is adding Samori Toure, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
Toure, 28, was a seventh-round pick in the 2022 draft. He’s appeared in 23 career games, 22 of which were with the Packers. He’s caught 14 passes for 1t63 yards with one touchdown.
Toure is familiar with the system new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion is implementing, as Mannion was previously the Packers’ offensive assistant.
Green Bay waived Toure during roster cuts in 2024. He’s since spent time with the Bears, Broncos, and Saints.
The Packers spent a third-round draft pick on running back MarShawn Lloyd in 2024, and so far they’ve gotten nothing out of him: Lloyd has played in only one game, carrying six times for 15 yards and never even picking up a first down in that game.
Green Bay was already hoping to get more out of Lloyd in Year 3, but the recent arrest of running back Josh Jacobs and the possibility that Jacobs could be facing NFL discipline means Lloyd could become even more important to the Packers’ prospects. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Lloyd is working hard in the offseason program, but the question is whether he can stay healthy, which he hasn’t done so far in his NFL career.
“He’s done a nice job, but we’ve only had one practice,” LaFleur said, via ESPN. “I think the proof will be in the pudding. He’s got to show that consistently over the course of all of OTAs, into training camp, into the preseason, and then we’ll see where we go from there.”
LaFleur said he’s hoping Lloyd can prove he’s the player the Packers thought they were getting when they drafted him out of USC.
“I think he’s done everything he can in his power to put him in the best possible position,” LaFleur said. “He’s just going to have to go out there and prove it.”
Seven months after he tore his ACL, Packers tight end Tucker Kraft is almost ready to return.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur said today that Kraft is participating in voluntary offseason work and looks so good that it’s tempting to let him do everything, although the Packers are playing it safe and waiting to clear him for a full return to practice.
“Tuck looks great right now. You want him out there,” LaFleur said. “He looks so good, you’d want to put him out there, but certainly we’re still early in that process. Hopefully he’ll be ready to go either by training camp or early in training camp.”
Kraft was off to a strong start before his injury last season, with 32 catches for 489 yards and six touchdowns in eight games. If he’s healthy, he’s a big part of the Packers’ offense and one of the best tight ends in football. LaFleur sounds confident that Kraft will be healthy in Week One.
The recent arrest of Packers running back Josh Jacobs is the beginning of the criminal process. Before he could ever be convicted, he’d first have to be formally charged with one or more crimes.
Via Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Brown County District Attorney’s Office has issued a statement regarding the situation. For now, no charges have been filed.
“In the state of Wisconsin, law enforcement officers are mandated to arrest individuals, under certain circumstances, when the officer has probable cause to believe that a person has committed a crime and a reasonable basis to believe that the crime committed involved domestic abuse,” the statement explains.
“While the standard for arrest is probable cause, when the District Attorney’s Office makes a decision to issue criminal charges, it is bound to apply a higher standard. That is, whether there is admissible evidence available that rises to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The decision to issue criminal charges is a responsibility that the Brown County District Attorney’s Office takes seriously. Therefore, it is common for our office to review referrals where law enforcement has made a mandatory arrest for domestic abuse, but our office chooses to release the individual from custody and request further investigation before making a formal charging decision.
“After reviewing the available evidence in this case, the Brown County District Attorney’s Office is not yet prepared to make a formal charging decision. Our office has requested additional investigation, as there is reason to believe that additional evidence may exist that would impact whether criminal charges are appropriate, and what charges would be issued. Mr. Jacobs will be released from custody at this time, and a final charging decision will be made by our office at a later date.
“The investigation remains open and is ongoing. Therefore, the Brown County District Attorney’s Office will make no further comment about the case at this time.”
Jacobs’s lawyers have issued a statement regarding the decision to release Jacobs from custody with no charges filed. However, they could still be filed in the future. It depends on the investigation.
It’s appropriate, and fair, for any prosecutor’s office to properly investigate all criminal complaints. Frankly, that didn’t happen with Stefon Diggs — as his recent criminal trial made abundantly clear.
Prosecutors in all jurisdictions, state and federal, have tremendous discretion. They can, if they choose, turn someone’s life upside down. It’s important to file formal charges only when the facts support an evidence finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
That could still happen with Jacobs. It will all come down to the investigation, and it will include an assessment as to whether the alleged victim will be sufficiently credible and whether there is corroborating evidence.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur opened a Wednesday press conference by making his first public comments on running back Josh Jacobs’s arrest.
Jacobs was arrested in Wisconsin over the weekend and faces five criminal charges, including a felony charge of strangulation. He also faces misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic abuse, criminal damage to property/domestic abuse, disorderly conduct/domestic abuse and intimidation of a victim.
The Packers released a statement saying they were aware of the matter and declining further comment.
“I’m gonna stick with the statement that we put out as an organization and just let the process play out,” LaFleur said, via Michael Gross of Fox 11 News.
LaFleur was asked whether the team will be making plans to play without Jacobs for some portion of the season and said “a lot’s gonna happen between now and then” before answering another question about the overall makeup of the running back group.
“I like the guys that we have, but, certainly, you can never have enough,” LaFleur said.
Jacobs’s attorneys released a statement saying that their client “vehemently denies” the charges related to his arrest.
