The Green Bay Packers saw off the New England Patriots in Week 9 due in part to a dominant display in the passing game that had Christian Watson and Matthew Golden cruise past All-Pro Christian Gonzalez and Super Bowl Champion Carlton Davis III in the Patriots secondary.
Combining for 17 receptions for 335 yards and 2 touchdowns, Golden and Watson had one of the best wide receiver duo days of any one-two punch in the passing game this season.
Indeed, both currently rank in the top-five in the NFL for receiving yards.
However, both drew the ire of head coach Matt LaFleur after they did backflips as part of a touchdown celebration.
The @packers had a team celebration planned, but Christian Watson had another idea in mind 😅
@insidethenfl Week 9 Mic’d Up on XLaFleur was not happy with the pair choosing that as their celebration of choice, and relayed to the media on Monday what he told to the pair after the fact.
“I said don’t ever do that again, please.”
“I said don’t ever do that again, please.” LaFleur told the media on Nov. 9, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky.
Backflips carry significant injury risk; especially for key areas like the neck and spine; if they go wrong or a player hits someone else whilst doing it, the result can be horrific.
More to follow…
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