Sammy Watkins has been placed on injured reserve by the Packers.
Watkins had already been ruled out of the game against the Buccaneers. He could return no earlier than October 23 against Washington if he's placed on IR.
Allen Lazard has been limited in practice this week because of an ankle injury that kept him out of the opener. The only receiver on the roster to have caught a touchdown this season is Lazard, who returned for last week's game.
Through the first two games, Watkins is leading the team in catches with six He had three catches for 93 yards.
Watkins had career lows in all three categories when he had 27 catches for 409 yards and one touchdown for the Baltimore Ravens last year. Watkins has had injuries for most of his career, which began when he was selected by the Bills in the first round of the draft.
On Saturday, the Packers elevated Juwann Winfree to the active roster and signed running back Patrick Taylor to the active roster.
The AP and Rob Demovsky contributed to the report.
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