Skip to content
1 min left · finish 8:00 AM
Email
GCCURRENT
Celebration Current
Gator CurrentCelebration — community by design
Good evening, Columbus☀️59°F · Mostly Clear
CommunityArtsReal EstateMore categoriesSchoolsBusinessGovernmentSportsTechnologyDiningHealthSearchSaved

Advertisement · Why this ad?

  1. Home
  2. /Health
  3. /Packers' Watson goes to hospital with chest injury in 2nd quarter. Then he returns to the game.
Health

Packers' Watson goes to hospital with chest injury in 2nd quarter. Then he returns to the game.

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN

Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.

More from Katherine →
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 30, 2026 at 1:31 AM · 1 min read
Text size
Typeface
Line spacing
Theme
Focus mode
Email
Packers' Watson goes to hospital with chest injury in 2nd quarter. Then he returns to the game. — Celebration Health news

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson hurt his chest bad enough to get sent to the hospital Thursday night.Hours later, he was back on the field — broken rib and all — helping his team finish off a 27-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers. It was the type of stunning transformation seen more often in professional wrestling than in actual non-scripted sports.“I used to watch WWE as a kid,” Watson said after the game. “I felt like I was watching ‘WWE Smackdown vs. Raw’ or something, seeing the cameras on me when I was coming out of the ambulance. That was a little crazy.”Watson's teammates offered stunned reactions after the game as they tried in vain to remember any other instances of a player returning to a game after getting sent to the hospital.“That's some crazy (stuff), right there,” safety Javon Bullard said.Watson's injury occurred in the second quarter as he made a 53-yard catch, with Carolina Panthers cornerback Will Lee also getting hurt on the play while making a d

Up nextEarly voting ends this weekend in Florida: Here's where, when to voteHealth · 1 min read
#high-school-sports#wellness

More Health stories

Early voting ends this weekend in Florida: Here's where, when to vote — FOX 35 Orlando
Health

Early voting ends this weekend in Florida: Here's where, when to vote

By Marcus Chen

What is Lewy body dementia? — WFTV Trending Orlando
Health

What is Lewy body dementia?

By Marcus Chen

How to choose the right health insurance plan for 2027 — WESH 2 Orlando
Health

How to choose the right health insurance plan for 2027

By Marcus Chen

Colorado QB Julian Lewis taken to hospital after medical emergency, father says — WESH 2 Orlando
Health

Colorado QB Julian Lewis taken to hospital after medical emergency, father says

By Marcus Chen

Also covering Florida

Altamonte SpringsClermontDunedinPalm HarborSafety Harbor
GCCURRENT

Celebration Current

Part of the Gator Current Network

Celebration — community by design. Hyper-local community news covering 40 Florida cities.

Sections

CommunityArtsReal EstateSchoolsBusinessGovernment

Latest Stories

Candidates for governor campaign across Florida | Commitment 2026Early voting ends this weekend in Florida: Here's where, when to voteRoof of a water tower in NYC where a rare family of barn owls nested has been removedFlagler County coastline sees significant erosion due to recent strong winds, surfWinter Park may review league's use of city fields after soccer incident involving 3-year-old

About

Gator Current publishes independent community news across Florida. Local reporters. Non-partisan. Community-first.

RSS FeedNetwork Directory

© 2026 Gator Current — gatorcurrent.com

PrivacyTerms

A product of Edina Automation LLC

You're offline — showing the last loaded page
HomeSearchSaved