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No one is immune to social media trolls. Just ask Christian Watson’s father, Tazim Wajid Wajid.
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Wajid is no stranger to expressing his views on social media. When the Packers selected wide receiver Matthew Golden in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Wajid responded live on his podcast, calling the Packers “idiots” and going on to say, “They don’t want to win… they deserve everything.”
He is now widely known on X (formerly Twitter).
The father of a Green Bay Packers wide receiver spoke with a user who brought up his son’s history of frequent injuries.
Watson’s father was quick to come to his son’s defense, even getting the troll to backtrack and delete his original callout.
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What does Christian Watson’s father say?
In response to the troll, Watson’s father called the user a “dumba-” about his ties to the Packers and said he had witnessed every failure in his career.
He also mentioned that Watson missed a total of 3 games due to injuries throughout his career, and these games had been diagnosed and corrected before he was injured in the NFL.
Additionally, he mentioned that his son managed the entire route tree at North Dakota State and continues to manage it in the NFL.
Here is a screenshot of the tweet before the troll deleted it:
Long story short, be careful who you decide to troll on social media.
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Christian Watson injury history
The wide receiver has missed 19 games due to injury since being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2022.
Here’s a look at Watson’s history of missing games due to injury:
|
date |
Injuried |
missed time |
|
September 18, 2022 |
hamstring sprain |
3 games |
|
August 31, 2023 |
Grade 2 hamstring strain |
3 games |
|
December 3, 2023 |
Grade 2 hamstring strain |
5 games |
|
September 29, 2024 |
Grade 2 Pedal Ankle Sprain |
1 game |
|
December 23, 2024 |
bruised knee |
1 game |
|
January 5, 2025 |
Grade 3 ACL tear |
6 games |
|
Total games missed: |
19 games |
2022 Hamstring Sprain: 3 games
Watson missed one game in Week 3 and then re-aggravated the injury in Week 5. He sat out Weeks 6 and 7.
2023 Grade II hamstring sprain: 3 games
At the end of training camp, Watson strained his right hamstring, causing him to miss weeks one through three. He made his debut in Week 4 against the Lions.
2023 Grade II hamstring sprain: 5 games
Watson re-injured his hamstring in Week 13 against the Chiefs and will miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
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2024 Grade II pedal ankle sprain: 1 game
Watson sprained his ankle in Week 4 against the Vikings. He missed one game.
Knee contusion in 2024: 1 game
Watson suffered a knee injury in Week 16 against New Orleans. He missed one game.
Grade 3 ACL tear in 2025: 6 games
Watson suffered a non-contact ACL tear that sidelined him for six weeks. He returns in Week 8 of 2025.
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Who is Christian Watson’s father?
Christian Watson’s father, Tim (now known as Tazim Wajid Wajed), was drafted by the Packers in the sixth round (156th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft out of Howard University.
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He was eventually cut by the Packers but later played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1993-1995), New York Giants (1995) and Philadelphia Eagles (1997). In addition to the NFL, he also played for the Barcelona Dragons of the World Football League and the Arizona Diamondbacks of the Arena Football League.
He holds the record with seven blocks against Howard and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
Today, he is a member of Hitman’s HAVEN podcast, which discusses the NFL with a focus on the Green Bay Packers.
