The Green Bay Packers could get Christian Watson back in Week 8, but the team's wide receiver injury picture is quickly becoming a nightmare.
Jayden Reed is out indefinitely on injured reserve, and Dontayvion Wicks will miss Sunday's game due to a calf injury. Now, Matthew Golden's status is up in the air after suffering a hip injury during Friday's practice.
The Packers have listed Golden as questionable for Sunday Night Football. Practice injuries late in the week are always concerning, and it leaves Green Bay with a real problem ahead of a huge game.
Packers could be painfully thin at wide receiver with last-minute Matthew Golden injury
The injury report indicates Golden was limited at practice, but that doesn't tell the full story. Limited could mean anything. It likely means he started practice as usual but left early due to injury. That doesn't give us any indication about his status for the game.
If Golden misses SNF, the Packers will need to rely heavily on Romeo Doubs and Malik Heath as the primary outside receivers, while easing in Watson if he is active. It could also force Matt LaFleur into making Tucker Kraft the focal point of the passing game.
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Third-round rookie Savion Williams hasn't yet featured in anything more than a sporadic gadget role, as it doesn't appear that LaFleur trusts him enough yet to play a full-time role as a wide receiver.
Green Bay does have extra depth with receiver-turned-cornerback Bo Melton, who may see an increase in offensive snaps.
The hope is that it's just a precaution and that Golden will be fine by Sunday, but the questionable tag raises concerns.
Watson's potential return is great news, but the Packers will be cautious about how many snaps he plays. Injuries at receiver, first to Reed, and now to Wicks and Golden, almost wipe out the Packers' depth.
It's now a nervous wait to learn Golden's status for Sunday Night Football.