Green Bay Packers' Christian Watson walks on the field before a game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has returned to practice as he moves a step closer to playing again after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament nine months ago.

“I’ve got to knock a little bit of rust off, obviously,” Watson said after Monday’s practice. “Been a while since I was able to go out there and play football.”

Watson tore his right ACL on Jan. 5 during the Packers’ 24-22 loss to Chicago that closed their 2024 regular season. The Packers placed him on the physically unable to perform list before this season.

His return to practice starts a 21-day window before the Packers must activa

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