Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver Christian Watson had a memorable first play of his NFL career. Unfortunately, it was memorable for all the wrong reasons. In his very first snap against the Minnesota Vikings, Watson burned corner Patrick Peterson on a deep route but dropped what would have been a 75-yard touchdown. Rather than shrivel up after a big play slipped through his fingers, Watson responded by staying level-headed for the rest of the game, according to head coach Matt LaFleur.
“I never got the feeling, just looking at him throughout the course of the game, where that was weighing on him,” LaFleur said. “He flipped the script pretty quickly, and that’s what you have to do in this league. I was proud of him for that.”
