GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Whenever Christian Watson returns from surgery on his torn ACL, the Green Bay Packers receiver won't have to worry about playing for his future.

Watson agreed to a one-year, $13.25 million contract extension with the Packers, his agent, Adisa Bakari, told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, a second-round draft pick in 2022, had been in the final year of his rookie contract and would have been a free agent next offseason.

The deep-threat receiver suffered the right knee injury in last year's regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears . He remains on the PUP list, which means he will miss at least the first four games of this season.

The Packers typically hold out players recovering from ACL surgery for at least 10 months, but coach Matt LaFleu

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