GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers receiver Sammy Watkins’ pain is rookie Romeo Doubs’ gain.
Without Watkins and rookie Christian Watson (hamstring), Doubs played 55 of 62 offensive snaps in a 14-12 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. He caught all eight passes thrown his way, including catches of 21 and 9 yards to set up his 5-yard touchdown on the opening drive. He added a 9-yard catch on Green Bay’s second scoring drive.
“He was a guy that showed up consistently being able to separate vs. man coverage that we were getting,” coach Matt LaFleur said on Monday.