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Packers' Watson goes to hospital with chest injury in 2nd quarter. Then he returns to the game.

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Packers' Watson goes to hospital with chest injury in 2nd quarter. Then he returns to the game. — Altamonte Springs Health news

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson hurt his chest bad enough to get sent to the hospital Thursday night.Hours later, he was back on the field — broken rib and all — helping his team finish off a 27-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers. It was the type of stunning transformation seen more often in professional wrestling than in actual non-scripted sports.“I used to watch WWE as a kid,” Watson said after the game. “I felt like I was watching ‘WWE Smackdown vs. Raw’ or something, seeing the cameras on me when I was coming out of the ambulance. That was a little crazy.”Watson's teammates offered stunned reactions after the game as they tried in vain to remember any other instances of a player returning to a game after getting sent to the hospital.“That's some crazy (stuff), right there,” safety Javon Bullard said.Watson's injury occurred in the second quarter as he made a 53-yard catch, with Carolina Panthers cornerback Will Lee also getting hurt on the play while making a d

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