Christian Watson

“One of the doctors had his phone out, so I was watching the play-by-play,”

Christian Watson · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-30

Watson said he was able to follow the game while he was in the hospital.

“I never wanted to go [to hospital], I was hoping they’d let me off,”

Christian Watson · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-30

Watson discussed his mid-game hospital visit after returning to play in the Packers' win over the Panthers.

“They said there were a couple of signs that made them want to take me over there, so I was just praying it was good enough that I could come back out here. Luckily it was … I’m happy to be out here on a football field. There was no internal bleeding [nothing] that was raising suspicion. I cleared everything and I was able to get back out.”

Christian Watson · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-30

Watson explained that he was cleared of internal bleeding and allowed to return to the game after being taken to a local hospital for a chest injury.