Inexperienced Bay Packers large receiver Christian Watson (9) on the sphere earlier than the sport towards the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 2, 2025, at Lambeau Subject in Inexperienced Bay, Wis. © Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Pictures
The Minnesota Vikings open with the Inexperienced Bay Packers in 2026, and their prime rival simply handed out one more huge payday. The profit to Minnesota is that Inexperienced Bay appears to like giving freely cap house to gamers who’ve questionable worth relative to their manufacturing.
Jordan Love is at the moment enjoying on a $220 million contract, regardless of successfully being a youthful model of Kirk Cousins. After all, he wants large receivers to throw to, and Inexperienced Bay hasn’t had these since Donald Driver, Davante Adams, and Randall Cobb suited up.
Inexperienced Bay’s Spending Offers Minnesota One other Opening
Moderately than purpose for stars to outfit Love with within the passing recreation, the Packers have surrounded him with Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, and now a really costly (and oft-injured) Christian Watson.
The Packers now have prolonged two receivers this offseason:
🏈Jayden Reed: 3-years, $50.25M🏈Christian Watson: 4-years, $110.5M https://t.co/yoZHOZNi2N
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 4, 2026
The jury continues to be out on Golden as he was only a rookie final 12 months. Nevertheless, he performed in solely 14 video games, contributed simply 361 yards, and didn’t discover the tip zone. Reed has topped out at 857 yards as a high-water mark throughout a season, and could be an afterthought in a room with any notable stage of expertise. Then there’s Watson, who has by no means performed in additional than 15 video games in a season and hasn’t gone past 620 yards.
Inexperienced Bay Packers large receiver Christian Watson (9) celebrates scoring a landing within the fourth quarter towards the Chicago Bears throughout their soccer recreation Sunday, December 4, at Soldier Subject in Chicago, In poor health. © Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK
Minnesota boasts a humiliation of riches on the place, to make certain. Jordan Addison runs circles across the Packers group, and not too long ago inked Jauan Jennings doubtless laps the Inexperienced Bay assortment as properly. For a Vikings workforce that has questionable secondary depth and solutions, having divisional foes welcome mediocrity within the passing recreation is an effective factor.
It stays to be seen whether or not Josh Jacobs will likely be charged or punished for his accusations this offseason. If that does occur, he’d be one other participant the Packers gained’t have in Week 1 once they face Minnesota. Taking away a key cog within the working recreation whereas leaving the passing recreation as it’s definitely debilitates the opponent.
Ted Schwerzler is a Minneapolis primarily based blogger that covers the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Sharing ideas continuously on Twitter, … Extra about Ted Schwerzler
