Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Chicago Bears could catch massive break against Green Bay Packers with latest injury news

Originally posted on ChiCitySports | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated 9/6/23

A new report on the status of two Green Bay Packers wide receivers at Wednesday’s practice could be big news for Chicago Bears fans ahead of their Week 1 matchup Sunday.

The Packers passing game will look different this season, with quarterback Jordan Love taking over the full-time starting job after Aaron Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets this offseason. Love is throwing to wide receiver and tight end groups filled with primarily rookies and second-year players.

Green Bay Packers: Romeo Doubs & Christian Watson out Wednesday

But the group could look considerably more inexperienced than the Packers were expecting to have against the Bears. According to Matt Schneidman with The Athletic, second-year wide receivers Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson are out of practice Wednesday due to injuries.

Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs are both not practicing today. Both will be on the injury report.

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.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 6, 2023

The Chicago Bears might have caught a break for Sunday

Watson and Doubs are the Packers WR1 and WR2 on the Packers depth chart, respectively.

It’s unclear at this time how serious their injuries are. We should have a better idea of where they stand when the Packers release their injury report later this afternoon. However, the fact both aren’t practicing at all seems to indicate it’s pretty significant, or they would at least be limited participants.

The Bears could catch a major break if one of both wide receivers cannot play Sunday. The Bears secondary had a positive injury report Wednesday, with safety Jaquan Brisker returning to practice.

This article first appeared on ChiCitySports and was syndicated with permission.

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