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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. — Vero Beach Health news

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — 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 th

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